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Let's all laugh at Spain
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Lopetegui would laughing on his seat watching that crap match.Lopetegui fecked them up real good
Spanish FA president did him one better
Hierro was clueless with his automatic sub Costa/Aspas
It's always easy to revert to type under pressure. That 'nick a goal and waste time by passing' gave them a WC, so not really clueless.
Cowardly though, yes. You'd have thought those players would have the confidence to demolish Russia after plying their trades at the highest level for years, with or without a manager.
Sorry de gea but
I hate watching spain, too boring
I hate watching spain, too boring
I said clueless because in 90 mins of football, they dont give a shit about intensity to attack Russia despite having ball all the time. Only in ET they began to attack with intensity. Even in 2010 when they won, that was not this kind of boring and clueless.
Why on earth take off Costa and leave 2 defensive midfielders on the pitch.
Isco is just a bit of fluff..running atound preening his feathers but no penetration at all, like some unholy crossbreed of a peacock and a panda.
Adios!
Isco is just a bit of fluff..running atound preening his feathers but no penetration at all, like some unholy crossbreed of a peacock and a panda.
Adios!
The boy takes 4-5-6 touches to make a simple pass he could have made earlier
Aspas
Oh it was, they just had Torres and Villa, and Puyol marshalling the defence.
Watch their match against Switzerland in the group back then. Just as mindnumbingly inept, with a vastly superior group of player.
Spain: "This World Cup is pure chaos! ..."
Russia: "Chaos is a ladder!"
Russia: "Chaos is a ladder!"
Now this thread is warranted than that Portugal one last night. Ramos! Yes feck you! Trying to put cherysev off, he just cant help himself the wum cnut . Fancy putting Aspas as one of your last pens. Stupid idiots.
. Fancy putting Aspas as one of your last pens. Stupid idiots.That's how they always play though. It's the typical spanish tikinaccio.
When they won 3 tournaments in a row they were simply better at it.
How has this been greeted in Spain by the way?
They can kiss their aspas goodbye.
Feel bad for Iniesta. Other than that, no sympathy.
Between firing their manager the day before the tournament started and then playing today without an ounce of creativity despite having a team full of brilliant players, they earned their exit.
Between firing their manager the day before the tournament started and then playing today without an ounce of creativity despite having a team full of brilliant players, they earned their exit.
Need to move away from Pique-Ramos-Busquets-David Silva generation now imo, they all lack motivation.
Spain have still won more in last 10 years than majority of national teams in their history so comedown was always inevitable. Now they're back to 90s/early 00s level. Underwhelming performances in knock out rounds.
Spain have still won more in last 10 years than majority of national teams in their history so comedown was always inevitable. Now they're back to 90s/early 00s level. Underwhelming performances in knock out rounds.
Hilarious. I have never been a huge fan of Spain and Barcelona's style and the media gushing that follows Pep around. So I took some perverse pleasure in seeing them fold today. Well done Russia, they deserve it, they're playing their guts out for the fans and national pride.
Now this thread is warranted than that Portugal one last night. Ramos! Yes feck you! Trying to put cherysev off, he just cant help himself the wum cnut
Yeah that was some real shithousery. He's a special kind of bastard that only Spaniards seem to create.
There's a massive difference between the way that spain team played and the way Pep's teams play.
What a result for the hosts!
Such slow zombie football. They need to phase out Busquets next. Iniesta and Pique will step to the side themselves, so it's not a problem.
And De Gea letting pretty much every shot on target go inside is something else.
And De Gea letting pretty much every shot on target go inside is something else.
Probably because Pep's teams are coached to play that way always, week in, week out. Problem with trying to do it with an international team is that a lot of the players play for club sides who do not play that way.
Surely they regret ditching Lopetegui. They didn't look so ponderous smashing Argentina 6-1 a few months back. Hierro went back to tiki-taka.
100% van gaals style, especially 1st half, keeping the ball to limit the opposition hurting you.
Bet good ol' LVG is sitting in his villa in Portugal, having watched that thinking it was the best game of the tournament.
Bet good ol' LVG is sitting in his villa in Portugal, having watched that thinking it was the best game of the tournament.
Think in hindsight it was a terrible decision. The players didn't want him to go either.
They can shove that tiki taka...
Absolute disgrace, as a neutral this is some cruel and unusual punishment to watch Pique-Ramos-Busquets stand and pass the ball in the half way line for 90 minutes.
Absolute disgrace, as a neutral this is some cruel and unusual punishment to watch Pique-Ramos-Busquets stand and pass the ball in the half way line for 90 minutes.
The bald dude who fired Lopetegui should also step aside, voluntarily. This world cup was an embarassment.
Glorious. Undone by tiki-taka boringness.
Van Gaal is sitting at home watching this game on video over and over again with his hand down his trousers.
De Gea's agent is ripping up his Madrid contract and crying.
De Gea's agent is ripping up his Madrid contract and crying.
Ramos' cuntery is is the stuff of legend. Trying to wum his old team mate before a penalty.
Rubiales “Today there is pain, as we have been eliminated. But you can be calm when you know you have acted with responsibility, conviction and values. You cannot look back later due to a result on the pitch.”
40 years from now spanish people won't tell their grandkids about Iniesta's extra time goal or Xavi's dominance, they'll tell their grandkids about Rubiales' integrity.
40 years from now spanish people won't tell their grandkids about Iniesta's extra time goal or Xavi's dominance, they'll tell their grandkids about Rubiales' integrity.
Vamos, Ramos! Vamos! You c***!
Spain can keep the ball
All the match balls infact and take them home
All the match balls infact and take them home
I reckon he'll be fine, mate. He's won the World Cup and two European Championships. And that's what he's won at the international level.
Vamos, Ramos! Vamos! You c***!
He'll be celebrating them tonight I'm sure.
No one to blame but themselves. As mentioned all foreplay and no penetration. Feel bad for the Spanish ladies.
Good Riddance!
When teams sit back they have literally no way to break them down. They are disjointed, have the same Costa problems as at the Euro's and are rightly out. It's alot like City when teams put 10 men behind the ball but this Spain team doesn't have the pace up top of Sane, Sterling and Kun so they have to rely on individual moments. They looked a far better side with Aspas and Rodrigo in and Costa and Asensio out.
I wouldn't blame them for the game being boring, that was Russia who played for about 5 minutes total then put 10 men behind the ball but Spain are missing pace up top to be effective and the back 4 is prone too errors.
Pique and Koke have had a poor world cup, DDG has had a horrid one, David Silva, Asensio have been very average. They are a good team but no longer a great one.
I wouldn't blame them for the game being boring, that was Russia who played for about 5 minutes total then put 10 men behind the ball but Spain are missing pace up top to be effective and the back 4 is prone too errors.
Pique and Koke have had a poor world cup, DDG has had a horrid one, David Silva, Asensio have been very average. They are a good team but no longer a great one.