The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[Carl]

NiKKoM said:

Carl2291 said:
What is evident here though, even if/when the Dutch win, they have clear problems at the back.

We knew that from the start.. In the netherlands we didn't really expect much because of our defence.. Then we destroyed Spain..

I think Spain are a poor example when it comes to defensive displays. They dont really score a lot of goals (Last WC for example), they just rely on dominating possession and gradually breaking teams down.

When you play a fast counter attacking strat against a team like Spain who rely on possession and tika-taka you always have the chance to dominate. Look at Madrid vs Bayern in the CL for a good example. Or Chelseas CL win vs Barca when they won the comp.

A team like Germany wont roll over as easy as Spain.