vagi@vagi

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Jun 2

Germany had just beaten England 4-1 and Argentina 4-0 and Spain had beaten everyone 1-0 Rematch of Euro 2008 and Same score Germany without Müller the pace that had destroyed England and Argentina simply wasn’t there Spain passed them into submission for 72 minutes Pedro had a rocket saved brilliantly by Neuer Iniesta slid one across that Villa just couldn’t reach Xabi Alonso fired wide twice when he absolutely should’ve scored then a Xavi corner in the 73rd minute and from absolutely nowhere Puyol hair absolutely flying everywhere launched himself like a heat-seeking missile and headed it in Spain’s first World Cup final in a while Puyol met the Queen afterwards wearing only a towel because she went into the locker room to congratulate them😭 Narrative: 4 Tactics: 4.5 Chances: 3 Goals: 3.5 Drama: 3.5 4/5

Player of the match

Carles Saforcada

Spain

mikhail@mikhail

☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★Sep 14

MOTM: Pedro Rodríguez (#18). Benching an underperforming Fernando Torres for Pedro will go down as one of the great tactical moves in World Cup history. Pedro’s link-up play and ball-carrying runs opened up the space for Spain to dominate a talented Germany side. HMs to Xavi, Puyol, Casillas, Ramos, and Iniesta. POOR: Piotr Trochowski (#15). Germany’s midfield sorely missed Thomas Müller this game, and they were getting danced around by Spain for at least an hour. Trochowski offered no creativity and (hindsight 20/20) a young Kroos should probably have started in his place.

Player of the match

Pedro

Spain

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saracastic@saracastic

Jun 23

me back then: maybe next world cup germany