Beautiful but the Columbian bird is still my number 1.
Well I say that but Clare Balding is our effort. Google her and you'll see what I mean.
Dat chin.
Am I the only one not enjoying Spain’s sudden demise?
Yes.
Back in the day we had ritual slaughter of bulls. I think the scene in apocalypse now where they do that at the same time Colonel Kurtz is more eloquent about the Spain hate than I could be. Idols are created and torn down, both to make people feel more secure, first in the power of the idol then in the power of subversion.
Prove it.
I knew someone would come back with this.
Any why is it so enjoyable?
Am I the only one not enjoying Spain’s sudden demise? It might be because I have lived there and have Spanish friends but I am surprised that so many here are revelling in their defeat. Chile were fantastic and Spain’s performance has further added to the unpredictability of this World Cup, but they were one of the best teams ever and clearly influenced how a lot of teams play football now. It’s not as if they are great rivals of ours, or went about their play with any arrogance or aggression.
It’s an odd form of schadenfreude. It’s not as if they are full of Arsenal players. It would be even odder if those who purred over Spain/Barcelona from 2008-2012 are now the same people celebrating their demise. I personally find it quite sad to see such a great team full of fantastic players fall so quickly.
Well, there are several reasons:
For one, we've all gotten very tired of the 'tacky-ticky' bollocks. Sure, it was inventive and attractive for a while, but eventually made games feel tiresome and, frankly, tedious affairs.
Secondly, there's been this feeling of increasing arrogance with Spainish football; that "their way was the only way", and a certain level of strutting around the pitch like John Travolta from Saturday Night Fever, both in Champs League matches and Internationals.
Finally, like the England team, there are quite a few wankers in the Spanish side.
BTW, if England go out tonight, I, like quite a few others, don't really care. If there are some funny jokes/posts at their expense, I will laugh at them too.
I hope that clarifies things.
I'm not happy Spain is out but I am laughing at them for relying on Costa, changing the shape for him, their style for him, their squad selection for his style and then he does sweet FA. That was the biggest tactical f-up since Hitler said , "Let's go east and fight a war on the Russian front, in winter"
Yes possibly and not playing Koke with him. It might have been worth going without a number nine again.
Here we go, here we go, here we go ..!
Tears!
Wrong thread- this was yesterdays...That's right he's Hamez, not James.