[Football] World Cup - Day Seventeen

[Hugo Rune]

Except that having lost 6 of their first 7, England have won 2 of the last 3...over the last 4 years, England have moved from a 14% record to a 30% record.

That’s a positive I guess. But in terms of big games and big teams, we’ve only beaten Spain in ‘96. That result aside, we have a 100% record of losing any 1/4 final, 1/2 final and final to tournament favourites. This is such an advantage for our opposition, they just need the draw.

 

[jcdenton08]

In this age of endless analysis, false nines and tactical oneupmanship, what struck me was how simply lightweight Spain looked. These aren’t Xavi/Iniesta level players - yet - but they looked what I’d call a “soft touch”.

Deserved to go out, it was an incredibly bad performance.