On July 01 2012 21:45 sc4k wrote:
Seeing as Spain already beat Italy, I'll go with SPain. Though I hate their football style I can't deny their dominance.

hehe, when did they beat them? the group match ended in a draw and the match itself was one of the better in the group stage if you ask me
I think Italy will win it in 90 minutes 1-0

sc4k

United Kingdom5454 Posts

July 01 2012 12:57 GMT

#42

On July 01 2012 21:51 anomalopidae wrote:

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hehe, when did they beat them? the group match ended in a draw and the match itself was one of the better in the group stage if you ask me
I think Italy will win it in 90 minutes 1-0

Oops my mistake I thought it was a 1-0 for Spain. In that case I guess it makes sense to predict a 0-0 penalties, Spain win on penalties.

gasmeter

United Kingdom251 Posts

July 01 2012 13:02 GMT

#43

At the start of the tournament, I would have said Spain would take this easily. But now... I'm not so sure...

Kipsate

Netherlands45349 Posts

July 01 2012 13:15 GMT

#44

Hope Italy

Unless by some miracle they play Torres and Torres scores like 2 goals, I'd take that too

(not going to happen).

nebula.

Sweden1431 Posts

July 01 2012 13:16 GMT

#45

Are you sure it's 20:45 local time? Because all of the semis and quarter finals have been 20:45 swedish time, and Ukraine is one hour ahead of us.

oh nvm CEST is our zone.. T_T

don_kyuhote

3007 Posts

July 01 2012 13:24 GMT

#46

Italy ran out of gas in the last 10 min in their group game which led Spain to have 3 or 4 chances to win, all of which were wasted.
Even though Spain is lacking the finishing touch, if Italy doesn't win in 90 min, I'd say Spain is favorable to win, even in penalties (Casillas is beast in penalties)

nam nam

Sweden4672 Posts

July 01 2012 13:46 GMT

#47

If Italy plays like they did against Germany I think they have a decent shot to take this. It will be very hard to score on Spain though. I'm guessing 1-1 after full time and then Spain wins in overtime/penalties.

xN.07)MaK

Spain1159 Posts

July 01 2012 13:48 GMT

#48

On July 01 2012 22:24 don_kyuhote wrote:
Italy ran out of gas in the last 10 min in their group game which led Spain to have 3 or 4 chances to win, all of which were wasted.
Even though Spain is lacking the finishing touch, if Italy doesn't win in 90 min, I'd say Spain is favorable to win, even in penalties (Casillas is beast in penalties)

I'd say that unless they are like 2-0 or 3-0 min 70, Spain got this. So much deep in the bench compared to Italy.

xN.07)MaK

Spain1159 Posts

July 01 2012 13:52 GMT

#49

On July 01 2012 22:46 nam nam wrote:
If Italy plays like they did against Germany I think they have a decent shot to take this. It will be very hard to score on Spain though. I'm guessing 1-1 after full time and then Spain wins in overtime/penalties.

If both play at full potential (which is impossible) there is no way Italy beats Spain, in this decade. However some players have played like 80+ games so far, it will come down to which team is more tired or manages better the nerves.

Garnet

Vietnam9050 Posts

July 01 2012 13:52 GMT

#50

I predict fewer than one goal from both teams.

-Kato-

Spain1146 Posts

July 01 2012 13:55 GMT

#51

Why are people hating on 4-6-0? Its not like Spain has a choice.

NuclearJudas

6546 Posts

July 01 2012 14:10 GMT

#52

On July 01 2012 22:55 -Kato- wrote:
Why are people hating on 4-6-0? Its not like Spain has a choice.

Wat

They have Torres (haters gonna hate) and Llorente as strikers. Both could be complimented by competent wingers (Navas, Cazorla, Pedro). Play one of Alonso and Busquets, preferably Alonso, and Iniesta as well as Xavi or Silva.

--------------Casillas---------------
-Arbeloa-Ramos-Pique-Alba-
---------------Alonso----------------
-----Xavi/Silva-----Iniesta--------
----Navas----------------Pedro----
------------Llorente/Torres--------

They absolutely have the ability to play with at least one striker (lol Negredo last game), but choose their possession based 4-6-0. It's not bad, per se, it's just really fucking boring to watch (imo, obviously).

KobraKay

Portugal4372 Posts

July 01 2012 14:22 GMT

#53

Spain has this.

The game will be good. Italy will try and fail and Spain will be crowned champion,

don_kyuhote

3007 Posts

July 01 2012 14:22 GMT

#54

Well if we learned anything from Spain vs. Portugal game, Spain actually plays worse with a striker

DropBear

Australia4430 Posts

July 01 2012 14:37 GMT

#55

Still have my 2002 world cup shirt with Morientes no. 9 on the back! Let's go Spain woop woop!

ne4aJIb

Russian Federation3209 Posts

July 01 2012 14:48 GMT

#56

--------------Casillas---------------
-Arbeloa-Ramos-Pique-Alba-
--------Alonso--Busquets----------
---------------Xavi-------------------
----Silva----Fabregas-----Iniesta----

LogaiN

Sweden1073 Posts

July 01 2012 15:30 GMT

#57

I think biggest problem is playing with two defensive midfielders:

I would love to see this setup (and maybe even substitute Xavi since he has been bad this EC, but perhaps its because of the 2 DM)

Goalie: Casillas

Defenders: Arbeloa, Ramos, Pique and Alba

Midfield: Iniesta, Busquets (or Alonso) and Xavi (or Fabregas)

Attack: Silva (Navas) - Llorente (or Torres) - Pedro

Obviously lots of changes are possible here because basically the midfielders can play many positions. But Xavi is not as good because Alonso takes up a lot of space, and Iniesta is best in the midfield, not as an attacking winger (although he is really good at that too).

Basically drop on of the defensive midfielders and put Llorente as a center. Similar to how Barcelona plays.

nihlon

Sweden5581 Posts

July 01 2012 15:43 GMT

#58

On July 01 2012 23:10 NuclearJudas wrote:

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It's not really the 4-6-0 that makes them boring (at times) to watch imo, it's the lack of variaty. I love their passing game and if they only would mix it up with different ways to attack they would without a doubt the the most entertaining team to watch for me. They can do that without playing with an dedicated scorer/forward.