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[Razoray]

They've taken ramos off and gone 3 at the back with the rest looking something like this: now look like this:

Incredible when you consider how many start in the 1st 11.

--------------Martinez--

---------------Cazorla---------

Navas ------Mata-------Silva--------Villa

-----------------Torres--

[A_S]

Spain have put out a reserve team

 

------------------Reina-------------

Azpilicueta---Ramos---Albiol-----Monreal

-------------Martinez--Cazorla---------

Mata--------------Silva----------Villa

-----------------Torres---------------

 

 

fucking hell!

 

Fuck playing friendlies in the lead up to Brazil next year, they should just hold an intra-squad game. Would be quality.

[fowler9]

Fuck playing friendlies in the lead up to Brazil next year, they should just hold an intra-squad game. Would be quality.

 

especially baring in mind that Xabi is injured whilst the likes of Isco, De Gea, Munian and Thiago have all been with the u21s

 

meanwhile back here Danny Welbeck is a regular starter for the senior squad!

[don]

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[Redder Lurtz]

It must be an absolute joy having to work with Mark Lawrenson. Honestly, everything he says as a co-commentator is loaded with cynicism, misery and negativity. If I was Jonathan Pearce right now I'd just shoot him in the liver purely to inject a bit of joy into the commentary.

[Faustus]

It must be an absolute joy having to work with Mark Lawrenson. Honestly, everything he says as a co-commentator is loaded with cynicism, misery and negativity. If I was Jonathan Pearce right now I'd just shoot him in the liver purely to inject a bit of joy into the commentary.

 

The job the fella has is incredible and I bet everyone off here would kill to have it. He's paid to travel the world, watch and talk about football. He's in such a privileged position, yet he always sounds completely disinterested; as though he'd rather be doing absolutely anything else.

 

I know Andy Gray divides opinion but at least when he had the same job for Sky, you could tell he was passionate about what he was watching. His enthusiasm always used to transmit itself to the viewer. In my opinion, that's the bare minimum you want from a co-commentator. Lawrenson's the antithesis of this.

 

The Beeb really need to pull their finger out because their football coverage is embarrassingly bad these days. For every good point someone like Pat Nevin makes, it's drowned out by a dozen banal ones by dull gobshites like Shearer and Lawrenson.

[dennis tooth]

Gonna be unreal is Suso

[Sweeney287]

Here's hoping Suso plays more next season, he needs to play regularly.

[Mathewbet1]

Jonathan Pearce has just used 'Dante's Inferno' and 'Right said Fred' when they both scored should'unt he be doing robot wars or something?

[polymerpunkah]

So much for Italy's reputation for playing boring football. Or at least for playing in boring matches.

[Strontium]

Thank you Rafa for signing Suso.

[Red Banjo]

That El Shawaary has got the most punchable hair in world football.

[Baltar]

Took 10 minutes of head-scratching and various exclamations of bemusement for Lawro and Pierce to realise the ref blew for a pen but then decided to allow the goal instead. Great 'experts' this pair are.

[Jonjo Baldy]

Aquilani has been brilliant, sign him up!

 

Love watching Italy under Prandelli, they were fantastic in the Euro's and here too.

[Baltar]

I just wanted to say how fucking annoying the BBC commentator who covered last night's game between Mexico and Japan game was. It says "J. Hernandez" on his shirt, so why does this fucking plank of a commentator keep calling him "Chicharito", and trying to pronounce in a Latino way? Fuck off with that shit.

 

BBC Sport - Confederations Cup: Highlights: Mexico 2-1 Japan

[sir roger]

Coady ( skipper ) & Flanagan in the U-20's World Cup. Not sure what tv coverage it will get but best of luck to them.

[Lee909]

on eurosport 7pm

[Mathewbet1]

If Spain beat Nigeria, and Tahiti beat Uruguay 19-0. Tahiti will qualify for the semi-finals of the Confederation Cup.

[polymerpunkah]

Coady puts England up 1-0 with a good header.

[RazorBack]

Fucking boring Barcelona shit in that Spain team and they have so many quality (and more penetrating) players on the bench. Hope they get fucked over here and on the WC so that they change the approach.

[Jairzinho]

Fucking boring Barcelona shit in that Spain team and they have so many quality (and more penetrating) players on the bench. Hope they get fucked over here and on the WC so that they change the approach.

 

Agreed. Its clearly not working.

[RazorBack]

It is working (at least it has been) for now, they were really exciting to watch on EURO2008 but after that, not so much. But my point is that if they put out the "other" team and play like they should they would tear sides apart and be exciting to watch as well.. If you want to be really great it matters not that you win, but how you win it as well. But it's a personal preference.

[Jairzinho]

It is working (at least it has been) for now, they were really exciting to watch on EURO2008 but after that, not so much. But my point is that if they put out the "other" team and play like they should they would tear sides apart and be exciting to watch as well.. If you want to be really great it matters not that you win, but how you win it as well. But it's a personal preference.

 

Aye, I love watching them play. But then I'd rather watch a game from Serie A than the Premier League.

[fowler9]

why don't these commentators just have done with it and marry Torres?

[Ted]

Just a note on yesterday's Italy v Brazil game: Aquilani is fucking shocking, isn't he?

 

Neymar is a bit special, though.