The winning goal from GELSON in the 52nd min that finally gave SWITZERLAND the 1-0 victory over SPAIN & consequently produce the first real shockwave in this 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP. Here is the VIDEO of the Switzerland goal that came after a series of unlucky rebounds that allowed a "smart" Gelson to put his boot in first for glory:The SPANISH WORLD CUP TEAM "knockers" will now be having their field day; the next hours & days will be a series of harsh criticisms ( "I told you so" ) that will overwhelm the positives aspects of todays match for the SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM. Before the analisis, congratulations to Switzerland for their victory, & what cannot be doubted is their solid defence & tactical positioning that worked so well today. If a team in this World Cup - of the 7 games to get into the final - is allowed to lose one game this match is the clash that Spain is allowed to lose, as from here they must win them all. This will unfortunately put on pressure that could have been avoided if the result had finished in a draw or a win. However, what is done , is done & the only way to go is forward.
The negative points:
1. Andres Iniesta injured again; lets hope it is not serious, but it is a set back.
2. Slow in the finishing & not sharp up front to finish the work. Lack of tempo.
3. Falling into the old Football trap...if you dont take your chances, you end up losing.
Should have finished their chances, the "killer instinct" was sadly missing today.
Spain had more than 70% of ball possesion & made more than 20 attempts at goal, while Switzerland managed to reach the Spanish goal around 4 times & scored. A goal that could have been a second had the post & Defender Pique not intervened. This is the resume of the match.
The positive:
1. Spain was the dominate team even if they did lose by a goal. Plenty of margin for bettering & "greasing the machine".
2. This will bring the team "down to earth" & strenghen the team mentality. A good "warning sign".
3. Fernando Torres who came on in the second half , showed some good signs & the rhythm will come with more games. Will get better.
4. The touch Football philosophy still remains solid as identity & team personality & things will fall their way.
Spain now will meet Honduras next Monday - 21st of June - in a must win match. Lose here & we can certainly give a prize to the countless critics who have waited for this moment to spit out all their critical vemon.
I´m positive, calm & see this as a "reality correction" & result that will help to clear in minds of the SPAIN WORLD CUP TEAM players & help bring back some focus. The SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM has more talent than most in this tournament , better Football & proven quality. Lets place this down to a bad day at work with some unlucky events ( the Xabi Alonso crackers hit the bar & it could have been the equalizer) & that Spain will bounce back. Tweet
3 comments:
I'm not sure that it was a bad day at the office. I think the Spanish team are becoming a bit predictable what with their posession football. They do play a fluid game, their passing is tops, and their finishing is glorious. But as was evident in the Euro 2008, they suffered against an Italian side (quite average then) that was defensivley composed and smart on their counters. Spain are a great team, but I believe too much has been made of their "dominance". I think today was a foreshadow of their eventual demise. Tough game against Chile.
Yes they enjoyed posession and created chances, but you have to consider that a lot of the posession was intentionally conceded. Consider the Swiss tactics as well.
Nice comments Massimo, I agree with the bulk for it. I do congratulate the Swiss & their tactical stance on the post...
Cheers.
dunno about you but possession football means keeping possession of the ball until a good chance arises where you must be direct. today the players were passing and passing and passing exactly like the barca side under rickjard during his last year. plenty of possession but they rarely took any risks and frustrated their fans.
the spanish must start taking risks and break up the passing game with a shot here, a cross there thats what i think. Also tonight i think we can all agree that spain play better with 2 strikers
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