Coulthard's Jaw Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Should be 20k fans in attendance. Spain once looked unbeatable, but a couple of average tournaments and we aren't looking at them in quite the same way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Looking forward to this one. Spain looked good in their warmup against Portugal, if only Morata could have taken a chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Looking forward to seeing Dani Olmo and Pedri. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VamPook Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Thiago doesn't start? Really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Cheering for Spain in this because booooooo to Sweden for not bringing Zlatan, hope they lose every game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Just now, Weezer said: Cheering for Spain in this because booooooo to Sweden for not bringing Zlatan, hope they lose every game. Isn't he injured? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakiie Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Just now, Weezer said: Cheering for Spain in this because booooooo to Sweden for not bringing Zlatan, hope they lose every game. Is Zlatan even eligible considering that he's under investigation of being involved in a gambling business? While Spain isn't the powerhouse of recent years, they're still miles ahead of Sweden, should be a relatively easy victory for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Just now, darren1983 said: Isn't he injured? Dunno. He could have one leg and still be their best player though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren1983 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Just now, Weezer said: Dunno. He could have one leg and still be their best player though. Not with big match Pontus in the squad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Yeah Zlatan is injured, obviously he would have been selected Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Isak another player I'm excited to see. Not sure if Kulusevski is on the bench...last I heard think he had COVID. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 EUROS PREVIOUS: Spain v Sweden A Euro 2008 Group Stage meeting here, Spain's tiki-taka generation en route to their first trophy. Looks like we are lurching towards a 1-1 draw in Innsbruck when Ibrahimovic cancels out Fernando Torres's opener. But David Villa pops up with a stoppage time winner, and Spain book their place in the quarter finals. Sweden still have a chance of progress after this defeat but instead they are pumped by Russia on Matchday 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden boy Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) Lineups: Pedri becomes youngest Spanish player at a major tournament. Edited June 14, 2021 by The Golden boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Rob1981 said: EUROS PREVIOUS: Spain v Sweden A Euro 2008 Group Stage meeting here, Spain's tiki-taka generation en route to their first trophy. Looks like we are lurching towards a 1-1 draw in Innsbruck when Ibrahimovic cancels out Fernando Torres's opener. But David Villa pops up with a stoppage time winner, and Spain book their place in the quarter finals. Sweden still have a chance of progress after this defeat but instead they are pumped by Russia on Matchday 3. I love that David Villa goal 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakiie Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Baptista_8 said: Isak another player I'm excited to see. Not sure if Kulusevski is on the bench...last I heard think he had COVID. Yeah, Kulusevski is missing the first match due to a positive COVID test a while back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Albrighton Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Did Spain not take a single RB to the tournament? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Yes. Azpi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 How is Seb Larsson still knocking about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, skybluedave said: How is Seb Larsson still knocking about Someone will be along in a minute to say he's the only player in this tournament that also played in the '94 WC in the States... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluedave Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 He just turned 36. Tbf I thought he was older. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, craigcwwe said: Someone will be along in a minute to say he's the only player in this tournament that also played in the '94 WC in the States... He's one of the Euro 2008 survivors, doesn't go back any further than that. Though I did work out that Pandev played international football against someone who was called up for Italia 90 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden boy Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, craigcwwe said: Someone will be along in a minute to say he's the only player in this tournament that also played in the '94 WC in the States... Only Larsson and Woj playing in this tournament from the famous 2011 League Cup final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius_R Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Sevilla seems like an odd choice to play the game. Any reasoning behind this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Just now, Marius_R said: Sevilla seems like an odd choice to play the game. Any reasoning behind this? Was supposed to be at San Mames in Bilbao but I think there was some backlash to that so it got changed. I think that's what happened anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) Something to do with the covid restrictions being more relaxed in the south of Spain than in the north I think, so they moved the games down from Bilbao so they could get a crowd in. Although they are using this stadium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_de_La_Cartuja Rather than the Sevilla ground or the Real Betis ground. Edited June 14, 2021 by Rob1981 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) Why not Wanda Metropolitano? New stadium, Madrid, etc. I guess Betis' stadium is also new. Edited June 14, 2021 by GunmaN1905 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden boy Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Spain's outlook feels like they're treating this as a transitional tournament. No Ramos in squad. No Azpi or De Gea starting. Don't know whether Busquets gets back in when he's available. Only exception is Alba over Gaya. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka Mezzala Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Mikael Lustig! <3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Just now, The Golden boy said: Spain's outlook feels like they're treating this as a transitional tournament. No Ramos in squad. No Azpi or De Gea starting. Don't know whether Busquets gets back in when he's available. Only exception is Alba over Gaya. Surely not. Surely you can still transition the players by having them in and around the squad. I'm certain he sees Llorente, Unai Simon etc as the best options for their position in his system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFuller Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I think I'm the only one in the OTF competition who predicted a Sweden win. I'm either going to look like a genius or a clown. Spain are traditonally slow starters at major competitions, aren't they? Meanwhile, Sweden are in excellent form and haven't conceded many goals of late. I'm not sure why they were written off so regularly when we were predicting who would qualify from the groups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afced7 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Always liked how that stadium looks, shame it doesn't get a huge amount of use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikka Mezzala Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Really looking forward to seeing how Pedri handles things. I've been impressed with his start to life in Barcelona. The only problem being he's part of a Barcelona team that is in a bad place at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cartman Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Pretty excited to see this Spain side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterUsernameHere Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 34 minutes ago, Marc Albrighton said: Did Spain not take a single RB to the tournament? Lucho always been a bit unique in his decisions. For better or worse. Interested to see how they look here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Spain actually has a pretty good team, they just need a striker who won't bottle every chance he gets. Moreno should be starting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukey Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Have a feeling this will be a draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterUsernameHere Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Other than seniority, Jordi Alba seems like a weird captain choice. Loses his head far too easily at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Jordi Alba doesn't scream 'captain' does he. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VamPook Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Was going to say surprising to see so many Spanish fans with masks completely on, then they panned to another area with no masks at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 That's a nice stadium, but it's weird it was build in the first place, as both Sevilla and Betis have their own huge stadiums already. Must be as much of an white elephant as some of the stadiums build for the 2014 WC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Sorry søta bror, I don't think you stand a chance here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orzelek Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, EnterUsernameHere said: Other than seniority, Jordi Alba seems like a weird captain choice. Loses his head far too easily at times. Still much more cool-headed than Ramos 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grff Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Great stadium, **** nets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Ekdal to score the winning goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afced7 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Murphy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Llorente RB like the last warm up game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Looked like Xavi for a second then wearing the 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefmveteran86 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 1 minute ago, grff said: Great stadium, **** nets. Yep Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallen Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Honestly can see Spain walking this by 4 or 5. It’s a much better side on paper than I’d thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, The Golden boy said: Spain's outlook feels like they're treating this as a transitional tournament. No Ramos in squad. No Azpi or De Gea starting. Don't know whether Busquets gets back in when he's available. Only exception is Alba over Gaya. Don't think you have the luxury of treating tournaments as transition if you're Spain manager Especially after deciding that no Real Madrid players are good enough for you in a squad which includes Eric Garcia and two empty spaces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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