Spain Vs. Russia

Sherifu · 10-06-2008 6:42pm

Go on the Russians!

Melion · 10-06-2008 6:42pm

3-1, very easy for Russia from a corner

_blank_ · 10-06-2008 6:43pm

Villa will not start

DesF wrote: »

Spain to win, by a couple of goals.

Xavi6 · 10-06-2008 6:43pm

Villa will not start

Bang goes the clean sheet

Guy:Incognito · 10-06-2008 6:43pm

corcaighcailin9 wrote: »

Only fitting really seeing as he was such a class act himself....

Remember that if you ever feel the need to comment negativly on anything a professional footballer does.:)

corcaighcailin9 · 10-06-2008 6:44pm

????

Tom65 · 10-06-2008 6:44pm

Am I correct in thinking this is the first time in this competition both teams have scored?

estebancambias · 10-06-2008 6:45pm

corcaighcailin9 wrote: »

Contender for most stupid comment of the tounament so far

(Stephen Alkin referring to Puyol clearing the ball) "anywhere will do" - eh hello? They're 3 nil up? Also loved Kenny criticising the Russian defender for Villa's third. Only fitting really seeing as he was such a class act himself....

He was a good defender, and as a commentator he is payed to comment on errors made.....

Melion · 10-06-2008 6:45pm

corcaighcailin9 wrote: »

????

I think he meant don't ever call a professional footballer shít or anything similar. After all they are good enough to be professionals.

Something i totally agree with

Sherifu · 10-06-2008 6:46pm

Damn it, finish it!

Quality from Spain 4-1

Melion · 10-06-2008 6:47pm

4-1

Good break, cheeky Villa

Fabregas got the goal

Tom65 · 10-06-2008 6:48pm

David Villa 4-1 Russia.

(I'm aware Fabregas scored. My point still stands...

)

darkskol · 10-06-2008 6:48pm

4-1 1st goal for fabregas for spain

MementoMori · 10-06-2008 6:48pm

Villa will not start

How shocking has Ramos been today?

If the Spanish are going to win the tournament I could see it being a case of them having to score lots of goals, especially when you think that Arashavin was missing for the Russians today.

estebancambias · 10-06-2008 6:49pm

Outragous...he was off. Unlucky Igor.

corcaighcailin9 · 10-06-2008 6:49pm

Melion wrote: »

I think he meant don't ever call a professional footballer shít or anything similar. After all they are good enough to be professionals.

Something i totally agree with

Ah right, ol brain is need of some coffee here, think the sun is getting to me

was never a huge Kenny fan myself but each to their own and all that

_blank_ · 10-06-2008 6:50pm

Villa will not start

Cesc on for Torres was an absolutely genius substitution by the Spain manager.:)

Two goals with Torres on, two with him off, and his replacement scores one of them.

Melion · 10-06-2008 6:51pm

Anyone else notice that the ref wouldnt give Villa the ball?

Obviously RTE did

darkskol · 10-06-2008 6:51pm

good result for spain, should easily win the group unless they self implode

Xavi6 · 10-06-2008 6:51pm

Villa will not start

Assist for Xavi. Did well to get his head over the ball for the volley. MOM easily

Raskolnikov · 10-06-2008 6:51pm

England must be raging that they were beaten by such a poor team.

corcaighcailin9 · 10-06-2008 6:52pm

They've some squad alrite. Jammy Mr Alan must be laughing, he drew them didn't he?

MementoMori · 10-06-2008 6:56pm

Villa will not start

DesF Cesc on for Torres was an absolutely genius substitution by the Spain manager.:)

I think you know Des it wasnt- hence the smillie

When Torres on Spain 2-0
When Torres off Spain 2-1

Also Fabregas was clearly offside and Russia had some great chances to score more when Torres went off.

I think it was a tactical error in the sense that 4-4-2 worked a lot better than 4-5-1 for them.

In other dispatches

"I think there is a certain melancoly in the Russian character, just like the Welsh, but we won't go into that" Dunphy

Reminds me of "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. "

delija_sever029 · 10-06-2008 7:03pm

Spain to win by 2 + goals

Spain just had to use this terrible defence of Russia,totally deserved,with this school boys defence Russia will get 2-3 golas from Sweden and Greece too,disaster

mike65 · 10-06-2008 7:09pm

Spain to win by 2 + goals

Spain won't win it though, too many poor defenders and against better sides they won't let so many chances going forwards.

Mike.

leninbenjamin · 10-06-2008 7:10pm

Spain to win by a goal

dunno what to make of this victory in terms of the rest of the Tournament. Spain certainly started the tournament a lot brighter than i expected, but i don't think 4-1 was a fair reflection of how the game went. certainly Russia had more than enough chances to equal Spain's goal tally, had they better strikers on the field. Ramos was horrible today, shouldn't be near the starting lineup for the next match, anytime Zhirkov came near him he went by Ramos as if Ramos wasn't their. Capdevilla wasn't much better on the right either... and at times too Spain really struggled to hold onto possession, even though the gulf in class in the midfield of the two sides was obvious.

very surprised at Hiddink too, he got his tactics all wrong, the defensive line was much too high up the pitch, which allowed Torres and Villa so much space in the first half. they really pressed a bit too much. he just seemed to give up to after the second goal went in, even though Spain's vulnerabilities were obvious. strange game in the end... not at all what i would have expected from either side tbh.

Pepe LeFrits · 10-06-2008 7:12pm

MementoMori wrote: »

I think you know Des it wasnt- hence the smillie

When Torres on Spain 2-0
When Torres off Spain 2-1

Also Fabregas was clearly offside and Russia had some great chances to score more when Torres went off.

I think it was a tactical error in the sense that 4-4-2 worked a lot better than 4-5-1 for them.

Spain were 3-0 up when Russia scored. Fabregas got the assist for the 3rd goal and scored the 4th. Not a bad sub.

Bacchus · 10-06-2008 7:14pm

Russia to win by a goak

Great win for Spain. Great game to watch. Spain should have no bother getting out of the group.

Stupid RTE panel again though. Couldn't go a match without mentioning what a pity it is Torres gets rotated so much at Liverpool. STFU!

Reganio 2 · 10-06-2008 7:15pm

Sergio Ramos is Paul McShane on steriods

:D:D

Tom65 · 10-06-2008 7:17pm

mike65 wrote: »

Spain won't win it though, too many poor defenders and against better sides they won't let so many chances going forwards.

Mike.

Yeah, I could see them getting beaten if they come up against Germany or Holland. They should win against Sweden and Greece though.

MementoMori · 10-06-2008 7:20pm

Villa will not start

Reganio 2
Sergio Ramos is Paul McShane on steriods

Funny but ouch for McShane

gary the great · 10-06-2008 8:40pm

Arashavin would of ran rings around Ramos, think it would of been a different scoreline if him and Progreback were playing.

This is a hard to call group, cant write the Russians off yet, still fancy them to beat the Swedes and Greece.

~Rebel~ · 10-06-2008 10:21pm

Villa will not start

DesF wrote: »

Posting on Boards from the match.

The ultimate in nerdiness. :pac:

I know! was thinking that as i was posting alright. Era, it was halftime, I was on my own, and the russians beside me didn't look too up for the chat!

Great game to be at though, fantastic atmosphere, very focal fans (those russians seriously make a noise!) and great attacking football. Was just blown away by Villa and Torres. Think Senna has cemented his position in the team as well, spent the whole game running around filling holes as the fullbacks would sprint away.

Here's a few pics anyway;
Unreal view outside!
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Buildup to Villa's second
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Villa about to strike
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Fans

Another chance
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Russian celebrations
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The End!

delija_sever029 · 10-06-2008 10:24pm

Spain to win by 2 + goals

Well done mate

Sherifu · 10-06-2008 10:26pm

Happy ending there.

mike65 · 10-06-2008 10:29pm

Spain to win by 2 + goals

Wow, its almost like you were there!

Naturally we're now expecting more of this sort of thing.

Mike.

monkey9 · 10-06-2008 10:29pm

Russia to win by a goak

Absolute quality photos Rebel!! Can i ask why you're up a mountain in Austria? You're there a few months, aren't you? Have to say, the weather looks terrible there, that didn't come across on the tv. How did Torres do after all????

mike65 · 10-06-2008 10:32pm

Spain to win by 2 + goals

He's there cos he saw the chance to watch Spain at Euro 2008!

Mike.

_blank_ · 10-06-2008 10:35pm

Villa will not start

Great pictures mate

Especially the last one, that has been sadly lacking from the TV coverage.

monkey9 · 10-06-2008 10:38pm

Russia to win by a goak

mike65 wrote: »

He's there cos he saw the chance to watch Spain at Euro 2008!

Mike.

Makes sense to me

Sherifu · 10-06-2008 10:38pm

DesF wrote: »

Great pictures mate

Especially the last one, that has been sadly lacking from the TV coverage.

There was a glimpse in the second game.

monkey9 · 10-06-2008 10:39pm

Russia to win by a goak

DesF wrote: »

Great pictures mate

Especially the last one, that has been sadly lacking from the TV coverage.

Catch the highlights of the Swedish match, Des. Some great crowd shots!!

_blank_ · 10-06-2008 10:41pm

Villa will not start

monkey9 wrote: »

Catch the highlights of the Swedish match, Des. Some great crowd shots!!

Will do, thanks.

~Rebel~ · 10-06-2008 11:12pm

Villa will not start

cheers lads, the Spaniards were, erm, 'talented' alright! Serious amount of talent to be sure. Russians not to be scoffed at either!

Weather was awful alright today, the stadium was reasonably well sheltered so didn't seem to affect the game much.Torres and Villa's movement in relation to each other was fantastic, both made plenty of space for each other with dummy runs. The Russians were simply chasing shadows at times.

Mike's not far off with his reasoning of me being here! I finished up my contract with work and had a nice bit saved so decided was gonna go live in a mountain somewhere and do little besides snowboarding and drinking for a few months. The bird said she'd come along too. I looked into a few potential glaciers (longest ski season's) and narrowed it down to 4, but when i found that Innsbruck was a host city, and that the Spanish team were staying in this valley it became a no brainer. Almost broke now though, and the bird has gone home again for work (shes a nurse so with the job troubles they're having she pretty much had to accept their offer to go back to the ward), ill probably be out here till end of June, then back to the ghey real world

Mr.Nice Guy · 10-06-2008 11:14pm

Russia to win by a goak

Really enjoyed the Spain/Russia game. Villa was brilliant. I liked Pavlyuchenko for Russia too.

monkey9 · 11-06-2008 1:29am

Russia to win by a goak

~Rebel~ wrote: »

cheers lads, the Spaniards were, erm, 'talented' alright! Serious amount of talent to be sure. Russians not to be scoffed at either!

Weather was awful alright today, the stadium was reasonably well sheltered so didn't seem to affect the game much.Torres and Villa's movement in relation to each other was fantastic, both made plenty of space for each other with dummy runs. The Russians were simply chasing shadows at times.

Mike's not far off with his reasoning of me being here! I finished up my contract with work and had a nice bit saved so decided was gonna go live in a mountain somewhere and do little besides snowboarding and drinking for a few months. The bird said she'd come along too. I looked into a few potential glaciers (longest ski season's) and narrowed it down to 4, but when i found that Innsbruck was a host city, and that the Spanish team were staying in this valley it became a no brainer. Almost broke now though, and the bird has gone home again for work (shes a nurse so with the job troubles they're having she pretty much had to accept their offer to go back to the ward), ill probably be out here till end of June, then back to the ghey real world

Fair fvcks to you, as they say!! So Torres and Villa link up well?? Dare i dream??l

curry-muff · 11-06-2008 2:01am

Villa will not start

They played great as a team, which many people say is spains biggest problem getting all the spanish regions to bond, now that they seem to have done it, do u think they will beat the dutch or the germans???

ShoulderChip · 11-06-2008 2:13am

Villa will not start

yeah i think they'll wil

Malice · 11-06-2008 8:14am

Well played by Spain. I thought the Russians played some neat and tidy football but were undone by some errors at the back. Hopefully they can recover and do a job on the Greeks on Saturday.

I'm sure Villa's goals have added a few euro to his price tag

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gucci · 11-06-2008 8:30am

Spain to win by 2 + goals

~Rebel~ wrote: »

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Mike's not far off with his reasoning of me being here! I finished up my contract with work and had a nice bit saved so decided was gonna go live in a mountain somewhere and do little besides snowboarding and drinking for a few months. The bird said she'd come along too. I looked into a few potential glaciers (longest ski season's) and narrowed it down to 4, but when i found that Innsbruck was a host city, and that the Spanish team were staying in this valley it became a no brainer. Almost broke now though, and the bird has gone home again for work (shes a nurse so with the job troubles they're having she pretty much had to accept their offer to go back to the ward), ill probably be out here till end of June, then back to the ghey real world

Fair play to you dude. Live the dream....and dont come home til your proper broke!

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