The Iberian Derby

[Dan Vito Corleone]

I have a feeling Portugal are going to beat Spain

 

A horrible feeling I have as well. The Spaniards have hardly hit top gear and the Portuguese have a very, very good defence and they don't concede many at all. They haven't looked like letting a goal in all tournament really.

[Byrnie]

A horrible feeling I have as well. The Spaniards have hardly hit top gear and the Portuguese have a very, very good defence and they don't concede many at all. They haven't looked like letting a goal in all tournament really.

 

Did I hear correctly last night that they have 22 clean sheets in 26? If so that's amazing.

[The Acolyte]

Cut off Ronaldo and watch him start spitting the dummy out and trying 40yd shots, completely ignoring his team mates!

[Brownie]

Alonso and Torres both start. Come on Spain.

 

Hopefully we'll see Ronaldo in tears by the end of the night.

[Hooch]

Been looking forward to this all day. It's gonna be a cracker.

[Brownie]

Been looking forward to this all day. It's gonna be a cracker.

 

I'm gonna stick my neck out on the line here and say it'll be tight, tense and a bit dull.

 

Please be wrong, god damn it!

[Irishlad]

Can't stand portugal and that greasy cunt ronaldo. 3-0 spain with nando getting off the mark tonight.

[The Dude Abides]

Jesus Ronnie Whelan is one bad bad mong...on Torres "i don't think he knows how to create space for other players"...

[Rocky Sullivan]

As a passer, compared to Xavi and Iniesta Alonso pales into insignificance' Jockey you're a twit sometimes.

[Il Fenomeno]

As a passer, compared to Xavi and Iniesta Alonso pales into insignificance' Jockey you're a twit sometimes.

 

He did say shorter passing though to be fair on him. Xabi's short passing is nothing like Xavi & Iniesta's

[MLB]

Hate Portugal. Really hope that Spain win.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

I'm gonna stick my neck out on the line here and say it'll be tight, tense and a bit dull.

 

Please be wrong, god damn it!

 

I have a very similar feeling. Portugal, despite the North Korea result, aren't the most prolific of attacking teams and seem to have built the team on a strong defence.

 

Spain, whilst having a great ability to keep the ball, don't appear to have the cutting edge they had in the Euro's and in qualifying. I think they'll struggle to break the Portuguese down.

 

Add to this the fear of losing factor, both because it leads to getting knocked out as well as getting beaten by your local rivals, and I think both teams will be more concerned about going out to not lose the game, instead of going out to win.

 

Plus, the games that I've really looked forward to, such as this, have tended to disappoint.

 

A tight, tense affair indeed.....i'm going for 4-0 Spain :yes:

 

Seriously, it's got a tight 1-0 win or even 0-0 written all over it.

[Jokerman]

I'm gonna stick my neck out on the line here and say it'll be tight, tense and a bit dull.

 

Please be wrong, god damn it!

 

Same here, I fancy the Portuguese to win by the odd goal

[Newport]

Jesus Ronnie Whelan is one bad bad mong...on Torres "i don't think he knows how to create space for other players"...

 

And he gets paid for saying that. Good grief.

[gkmacca]

Just when I thought Ronaldo had drilled a hole in rock bottom and planted his 'I am a wanker' flag firmly in place, he finds a lower level. That stupid necklace really is vomitworthy. Come on Spain!

[Rocky Sullivan]

He did say shorter passing though to be fair on him. Xabi's short passing is nothing like Xavi & Iniesta's

 

I didn't hear him say that to be fair. I heard Seedorf clarify it as such. Still think Hansen's a bit of a bell for saying it though.

[RobbieOR]

Come on Spain.

[The Dude Abides]

I didn't hear him say that to be fair. I heard Seedorf clarify it as such. Still think Hansen's a bit of a bell for saying it though.

 

I might care if it were actually one of our players he was "dissing" and not some traitorous cunt with a handful of assists to his the last couple of seasons.

[Steve Holt]

I really want Spain to win this, but I want Coentrao and Tiago to do well as they are in my fantasy line up. I also want Villa to have a stinker as I had to leave him out after already playing another 3 high scoring strikers this round.

[gkmacca]

I bet that kid in front of Ronaldo thinks 'What a TOSSER!'

[Steve Holt]

He just said that this is the first time at the tourny that Torres has said he really feels fit.

[Torvald Utne]

stadium not full...tut tut.

 

2-1 to portugal unfortunately.

[Torvald Utne]

He just said that this is the first time at the tourny that Torres has said he really feels fit.

 

Torres said this is the first time he feels fit or this is the first time Torres has said he's fit? (maybe nobody asked him before)

[Red Phoenix]

Have got Tiago too sabbathfan, also Villa as my captain and Xavi. Have got 21 points to catch upto The_Blerts but he's also got Pique and Iniesta playing. Unless Villa gets some serious points I'm fucked and out of world cup mode.

 

I think this game has been overhyped too and will be a letdown, but hope I'm wrong.

[Il Fenomeno]

Torres looks fitter already.