The failure of qualifying for EURO2008 surely taught them a lesson.I believe this coming WC will be interesting.

Let see how Fabio Capello do with his current players.

yeah..
congratulation too spain squad for their success in EURO'08..

ya,this is their 1st trophy in 44 years.

Is it me the only one that think that Puyol cant even head the ball when they play against italy?Toni always hit the ball and puyol just fell on the floor?

it normal,Toni higher than him
luckily Toni not on form at that time

which is very dangerous when it comes to corner....imagine if he cant head it and the italians head in...no more cup..

dont worry bro,if Italian can head it,Iker can control it
i think he one of the prospect to win FIFA Player Of The Year,win La Liga and always save many SOT for Madrid and also help Spain win the EURO,since C.Ronaldo out for 3 month mean Iker can win it if he continue his brilliant form in early stage in La Liga

actually iker is not famous for handling set pieces n crosses.
those are his weaknesses.
but he is one of the best in one-on-one and shot-stoping and not to mention, recovery stops/saves

but i notice he did quite well in the Euro when handling crosses n set pieces....
punches most of them straight up to midfield

This post has been edited by ahnien: Jul 16 2008, 03:11 AM

Del Bosque takes over Spain reins

Vicente Del Bosque has been confirmed as the new manager of Spain, with his first match in charge a friendly with Austria on August 20.



Del Bosque's appointment had been widely anticipated with Luis Aragones stepping down after Spain's Euro 2008 triumph.

Aragones had stated before the tournament that the summer spectacular in Austria and Switzerland would be his swansong with the national side and has since taken up a job with Fenerbahce in Turkey.

Former Real Madrid coach Del Bosque has been brought in with his first task to guide Spain to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

A Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) spokesman said: "The president of the Spanish Football Federation Angel Maria Villar proposed the nomination of Del Bosque to the executive committee which was accepted.

"He will be presented on Thursday."

The 57-year-old's first match at the helm will be on August 20 when Spain face Austria in a friendly, and his first competitive game comes on 6th September against Bosnia in Murcia.

was about to post this one up here...u beat me to it....congratz to spain on getting euro08 title(abit too late huh??)..and oso getting Del Bosque as ur new internatinal coach!

lol.... lately spain like OLD OLD n experience coach ar???

we still on top,hope we can keep it as long as we can

yup.... brazil n france oso drop
wait till qualifiers we can extend our lead again....

summore a trend change ady....
during my 2ndary school days... i rmb that time..
the continental ranks are

1. south america
2. Europe
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LAST. ASIA

now become

1. Europe
2. south America
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LAST. ASIA

This post has been edited by ahnien: Aug 7 2008, 03:30 AM

hehe...england cant even make it into top10

goals spain vs denmark match



congratz to xavi and alonso for scoring the goals

hoping that bosque will realize, that 4-5-1 system is the best for his team considering the squad in his disposal..spain will never look good in 4-4-2 system with villa-torres together upfront supported by wingers who are not really wingers, hence the ugly performance during the first half

and a great debut for capel as well silva must be sweating right now, as he has competition for a spot in the team now..but imo, while capel can make the left wing position his own in the future, silva can always be slotted into right wing

the most important thing is, go 4-5-1

is a good match, xavi and alonso also hv good performance that match...

capel got 3 assists.. great debut

Alonso hit 2 goals....haha...geng

i like 1st goal,what a joga there
2nd goal by Xavi just prove why he become best player in Euro