Dun worry dude....
italy will be wifout pirlo n gattuso...
i still think spain can own italy if they remain their line up as the previous 2 games....

I think the Italians might sprung a surprise against the Spanish. After all in the last World Cup no one gave France a chance when they clash against the Spanish who was convincing in the group stages just like now.

Although the lost of Pirlo and Gattusso from the team the Italians still have ample replacement apart the lost of Pirlo as he is the creator most of their attack. I think the Spanish need to approach this game with abit of caution and don't get carry away with their group performance. If the Spanish can retain their game plan just like the Dutch I think the Spanish attack can trouble an ageing Italian defense side.

Spain will win surely..but the question is..whether they can do it with style.

Spain will win this euro for sure!!!

dont over confident,we need face world champion before meet Super Holland
we look good on attacking but our defend really easy to crack and make many mistake

yupe....by far holland is the most champion team in tis euro....super oranje!!

yah..it's great i think to see holland vs spain.
what a game!!! show how we play Spanish!!! Yeah!!!

over confidence, much? we have to play italy, avoid getting beaten again and then avoid getting a dutch trashing before playing most possibly portugal or germany in the finals. i wont say for sure, but more like a maybe.

spain will win over italy IF they have plans to mark toni..i think toni is italy's most dangerous man..he has juz been unlucky so far, thus no goal for him yet..still he showed that he he has great strength and good headers to set up his teammates..for me, our central defender is the key in that game..if they can keep toni out, then italy will be heavily paralyzed..hope they can learn somthing from gallas, abidal, and boumsong..

yah..it's great i think to see holland vs spain.
what a game!!! show how we play Spanish!!! Yeah!!!(QUOTE)

wud definitely looking forward to..if it does happen,hehe

Too many people is overconfident that the Spanish will making it to the final although they are yet to play the quarter final game yet. Personally there are areas in the Spanish game need to be improve if they are to progress through against the Italians. Currently Puyol, Silva and Carzola is rated doubtful at the moment. The trio might miss the game against the Italians. Especially the absence of Puyol would be sorely miss him as he is the most solid defender in the squad. When Raul Abiol came in he look pretty shaky against Zlatan and if Puyol doesn't recover on time most likely that Abiol would deputize. Certainly there is a possibility that Toni can cause similar problem as Zlatan to the Spanish defense. Moreover after the Italian has managed to scrap through the group of death surely the confidence is quite high. In addition in this stage of the tournament the Italians will come good. Hence you can't easily discount off the Italians threat. The Spanish can easily be off home after the quarter final match.

hey dont sound so negative.. if i remember correctly, villa made sure we beat italy in friendlies, rite? now is no friendly, but spain still have a good team, we shall see if the second team(playing tonite) is as good as the first

I don't want to sound pessimistic however it is good to be grounded. I'm not saying the Spanish will be out against the Italians as I'm rooting for them. Just that too many recent poster is writing off their opponents even before the ball is kick yet. I would rather see the them playing first rather than blindly say that they will definitely win the game.

Viva Espana!!!!

This post has been edited by qspn: Jun 18 2008, 10:34 PM

Italy are one of those teams that traditionally Spain have a hard time getting past in these type of tournaments. So it would be foolish to write the Italians off so early.

Italy = old boys Team

Spain = Stunning Wonder Boys team.

Italy = old boys Team

Spain = Stunning Wonder Boys team.
(QUOTE)

Let us see what happens next..hehehe..

EXPERIENCED VS STAMINA..(i guess so)

reina release 1 gol.. nice goal by greece... defends seems careless again.. a really clean space there,, no marking by the defender...

btw.. second squad seems not bad at all... only sergio garcia always losing the ball control....

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Added on June 19, 2008, 4:05 amnice shot de la red ~

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This post has been edited by zeronehza: Jun 19 2008, 04:05 AM

Congrats to Rubén de la Red! First international goal, make us proud!

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guiza header...

100% win record group stages !!

This post has been edited by zeronehza: Jun 19 2008, 04:37 AM

Great game last night!!!