Day 4: Scotland vs Czech Republic | Poland vs Slovakia | Spain vs Sweden

marktan

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Watching the Slovakia game, I can't help but think Scotland should've tried to play in a similar manner. Similar sized countries, similar calibre of players. A 4-2-3-1 setup, trying to play it out, pacey wide players, the midfielders joining the attack. Instead what I watched in the first half of the Scotland game was proper league 2 stuff, the goalkeeper hoofing it out at every opportunity.
 

VorZakone

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Spain's front 3 is Olmo, Ferran Torres and Morata? That's quite underwhelming.
 

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I didn't realize that De Gea had lost his place in the Spain team. I had to look up the player who is in ahead of him.
 

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Watching the Slovakia game, I can't help but think Scotland should've tried to play in a similar manner. Similar sized countries, similar calibre of players. A 4-2-3-1 setup, trying to play it out, pacey wide players, the midfielders joining the attack. Instead what I watched in the first half of the Scotland game was proper league 2 stuff, the goalkeeper hoofing it out at every opportunity.
We created more than enough chances to win the game. Didn’t take them.
 

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Looking forward to seeing Pau Torres, Ferran and Danny Olmo. Pau because of our interest, Ferran because he’s an exciting player that isn’t playing much at City and Olmo because I’ve hardly seen him play at all.

As others have said, it looks an underwhelming or at least inexperienced Spanish team on paper.
 

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Looking forward to seeing Pau Torres, Ferran and Danny Olmo. Pau because of our interest, Ferran because he’s an exciting player that isn’t playing much at City and Olmo because I’ve hardly seen him play at all.

As others have said, it looks an underwhelming or at least inexperienced Spanish team on paper.
Are you not interested to see how Lindelof plays? I'm interested in Pau Torres and want to see how the Spanish handle Isak
 

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Actually I think Spain will be one of the best teams in the tournament alongside Italy. Now don't let me down @carvajal and @giorno.
 

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I could see this Spain side turn it on and be really good.
 

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Spanish national anthem must be the only national anthem in the world with no words in it?