Torres Erases Decades of Pain for Spain!
"It's no longer a dream, it's a reality: We're the champions!"
Holla everyone, Euro 2008 finally found its winner when Spain, who played a splendid game to beat Germany 1-0. Oh whee~ I admit, yeah. It's kinda "not-a-good-score". But still, Spain won! I knew they could make it! It's their comeback year!
The German defense was known to be the team's greatest liability and it was torn apart by the smooth passing and control of the Spanish team. They have ended a 44-year drought and deserve the long awaited win. Spain never let germany in the game. it was a virtual replay of the Spain-Russia game.
I am sure that I haven’t read a better description of Fernando Torres’ decisive goal than this: “When Xavi Hernández looked up and released the ball along the ground, he set up a race between Torres and the smallest German, Philipp Lahm. Torres had a meter to make up, and as he did so there was a momentary coming together in which the forward’s hand was on the arm of the defender. The Italian referee, who seconds earlier had marvellously waived the advantage without stopping play after a German foul, was silent again. So on went Torres, out came Lehmann to the only place where a goalkeeper has a chance to cut down the angle of a forward’s approach. Torres saw him, let the goalie dive, and immaculately drove the ball right-footed across the keeper and inside the far netting. A goal to savor from every aspect.
I read a post on Yahoo! Sports that said Jens Lehman (Germany goal-keeper blame the referee for being biased. Okay maybe it quite true because obviously that David Silva mini head-butted Lucas Podolski, but can’t he see that he is the one to blame for the Spaniard winning goal. He shouldn’t left the goal post (That’s in my opinion)…
Spain swept through the event with a style and rhythm that delighted its fans and seduced the neutrals.It was a long time since a team playing that kind of beautiful football had that kind of success. Well it doesn’t necessarily mean the Germans played “bad football,” it was ‘coming second’ rather than losing. There was no logical reason why Germany should have won their fourth European Championship. They possessed perhaps only three footballers who would have made Luis Aragones’ starting line-up and Michael Ballack was one of them.
Mr. Ballack is one of the best players in soccer, but has assumed a second identity as the sport’s premier collector of silver medals during a career laden with near-misses. None of the blame can be laid at Ballack’s door. He drove Germany on throughout, cajoling his teammates, competing as aggressively as ever while passing the ball with the grace and majesty for which he is renowned. He stuck out like a sore thumb in this team. Okay enough enough, otherwise one of the Ballack's fan might start to get jealous :-).
But finally.. What a superb example of true Football from Spain. Not only was there so much individual skill on display but as a team they blew every other one out. Even more entertaining was their constant use of the 'unexpected' pass they used time and again to foil their opponents. Well done and I hope they will continue their glory in the 2010 World Cup.
The German defense was known to be the team's greatest liability and it was torn apart by the smooth passing and control of the Spanish team. They have ended a 44-year drought and deserve the long awaited win. Spain never let germany in the game. it was a virtual replay of the Spain-Russia game.
I am sure that I haven’t read a better description of Fernando Torres’ decisive goal than this: “When Xavi Hernández looked up and released the ball along the ground, he set up a race between Torres and the smallest German, Philipp Lahm. Torres had a meter to make up, and as he did so there was a momentary coming together in which the forward’s hand was on the arm of the defender. The Italian referee, who seconds earlier had marvellously waived the advantage without stopping play after a German foul, was silent again. So on went Torres, out came Lehmann to the only place where a goalkeeper has a chance to cut down the angle of a forward’s approach. Torres saw him, let the goalie dive, and immaculately drove the ball right-footed across the keeper and inside the far netting. A goal to savor from every aspect.
I read a post on Yahoo! Sports that said Jens Lehman (Germany goal-keeper blame the referee for being biased. Okay maybe it quite true because obviously that David Silva mini head-butted Lucas Podolski, but can’t he see that he is the one to blame for the Spaniard winning goal. He shouldn’t left the goal post (That’s in my opinion)…
Spain swept through the event with a style and rhythm that delighted its fans and seduced the neutrals.It was a long time since a team playing that kind of beautiful football had that kind of success. Well it doesn’t necessarily mean the Germans played “bad football,” it was ‘coming second’ rather than losing. There was no logical reason why Germany should have won their fourth European Championship. They possessed perhaps only three footballers who would have made Luis Aragones’ starting line-up and Michael Ballack was one of them.
Mr. Ballack is one of the best players in soccer, but has assumed a second identity as the sport’s premier collector of silver medals during a career laden with near-misses. None of the blame can be laid at Ballack’s door. He drove Germany on throughout, cajoling his teammates, competing as aggressively as ever while passing the ball with the grace and majesty for which he is renowned. He stuck out like a sore thumb in this team. Okay enough enough, otherwise one of the Ballack's fan might start to get jealous :-).
But finally.. What a superb example of true Football from Spain. Not only was there so much individual skill on display but as a team they blew every other one out. Even more entertaining was their constant use of the 'unexpected' pass they used time and again to foil their opponents. Well done and I hope they will continue their glory in the 2010 World Cup.
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