Oh that final was a terrible game. I would have enjoyed it if I hadnt hyped it up so much. Who would have thought that the Dutch would play caveman football?! Then again its not surprising considering its Spain that they were facing.
Spain had to face that kind of anti-football approach throughout the tournament. The only team that had the balls to attack them was Chile. The rest just sat back to defend and jump on the counter.
Many claim watching spain in this WC has been "boring" but its not their fault at all. They did their very best to play good football and entertain the people. Its just that their opponents never realized that they were supposed to play football too. Instead they either parked the bus or parked the bus and hacked legs. Its obviously difficult for any team to have a blow out when their opponents have that kind of defensive display.
Sure its great to watch a well timed tackle or pass interception but it gets damn annoying and monotonous when everyone tends to rely on it.
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