Spain -v- Switzerland, Wed 3PM RTE & BBC HD

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Villa v Senderos

cm2000

total anti premiership bias on show imo

redout

cm2000 wrote: »

total anti premiership bias on show imo

How so ?

Fabregas is never a usual starter and Torres has been injured.

Paul Tergat

You seem excited about this redout.

Please Spain, breathe some life into this WC!!

cm2000

redout wrote: »

How so ?

Fabregas is never a usual starter and Torres has been injured.

How can Fabregas not play ahead of Busquets? You have alonso in there to play the Senna holding role and you're only playing one up front. The only thing Busquets can do better than Cesc is cheat. Cesc is one of the best midfielders on the planet. His omission is a nonsense.

As for Torres being unfit I'm unsure. Certainly he looked fit against Poland.

Shanotheslayer

p_larkin99 wrote: »

You seem excited about this redout.

He's not the only one! Been supporting spain since I was a kid.

celticbest

I just hate when the K.O. for a match in the W.C. is during the day especially when it involves one of the best teams in the tournament & your stuck in work.........:mad:

PS, I don't mind if it's someone like Honduras though.

redout

cm2000 wrote: »

How can Fabregas not play ahead of Busquets? You have alonso in there to play the Senna holding role and you're only playing one up front. The only thing Busquets can do better than Cesc is cheat. Cesc is one of the best midfielders on the planet. His omission is a nonsense.

As for Torres being unfit I'm unsure. Certainly he looked fit against Poland.

Busquets will play the defensive midfield role as he does for his club and not Alonso. Alonso will be a bit more advanced.

Torres aint fully there yet and Del Bosque said three days back that he did not think Torres will start today and then he went on to say that he wont risk players that are not fully fit as he would run the risk of losing them later in the tournament.

GavRedKing

i hate working during the WC should be a good game, hopefully the Swiss make a game of it.

Frisbee

A hat-trick please Senor Villa

That_Guy

p_larkin99 wrote: »

You seem excited about this redout.

Please Spain, breathe some life into this WC!!

Shh. It's gonna be terrible now.

gimmick

cm2000 wrote: »

How can Fabregas not play ahead of Busquets? You have alonso in there to play the Senna holding role and you're only playing one up front. The only thing Busquets can do better than Cesc is cheat. Cesc is one of the best midfielders on the planet. His omission is a nonsense.

As for Torres being unfit I'm unsure. Certainly he looked fit against Poland.

For one thing, Fabregas does not play the DM role which Busquets does. Secondly, there is a decent chance that Fabregas is not 100% after only recently recovering froma broken leg.

The fact you say that all Busquets can do better that Cesc is cheat, probably shows how little you have seen the former. A bad player does not start week in week out with one of the best teams in world football (even though Toure is better).

Sure, most teams would love to have a player like fabregas on their team, but Spain are especially gifted at the moment in that department.

And, I would be 100% certain that Del Bosque and his medical team have a far better idea of Torres' fitness than any of us.

That_Guy

I've got Switzerland as part of my World Cup draw with friends.

eagle eye

Such a sick lineup, to have Fabregas and Torres on the bench, never mind Reina and Valdes and the rest, its just such a strong squad.

df1985

eagle eye wrote: »

Such a sick lineup, to have Fabregas and Torres on the bench, never mind Reina and Valdes and the rest, its just such a strong squad.

who's ill?

That_Guy

eagle eye wrote: »

Such a sick lineup, to have Fabregas and Torres on the bench, never mind Reina and Valdes and the rest, its just such a strong squad.

Possibly the strongest in the tournament. On paper everything looks great but it's down to the players now. Having said that I'm positive about a strong showing from the Spanish.

Podge2k7

Is Torres still injurerd?

gimmick

And Jesus Navas and Pedro and Mata. What a squad.

I do feel they are slightly lacking in a Senna type player.

That_Guy

Podge2k7 wrote: »

Is Torres still injurerd?

Don't think so. He's on the bench. May just be resting him after an injury filled season.

pickarooney

Derdiyok in for A Frei. (a bit like Jonathan Woodgate that time)

445279.ie

Hopp Schweiz!!!

Paul Tergat

That_Guy wrote: »

Shh. It's gonna be terrible now.

Im not a jinx! :pac:

Podge2k7

Did anyone see the Switzerland fan getting head off the stuffed monkey?

Peyton Manning

pickarooney wrote: »

Derdiyok in for A Frei. (a bit like Jonathan Woodgate that time)

He's actually a quite a good player, be interesting to see if he gets any chances today.

445279.ie

No, but I saw the guy with a cowbell the size of his head!!!

That_Guy

Wasteful from Ramos. You'll never score from that angle...... Well, unless you're Maicon.

IvySlayer

Greedy, greedy. Xavi is right to give out to him.

SlickRic

Igor Casillas, eh?!

mmmmm RTE.

RasTa

Is it just me or are the vuvu's much louder on RTE?

Headshot

Llorente should be playing with villa

445279.ie

RasTa wrote: »

Is it just me or are the vuvu's much louder on RTE?

Thought the exact same so have moved to BBC, but think Big Mick might actually be worse than the vuvuzelas :eek:

Seaneh

RasTa wrote: »

Is it just me or are the vuvu's much louder on RTE?

yeah, I think BBc have adjusted the volume of the feed.

SlickRic

they need a striker to pull the central defenders out of position.

for all their wonderful passing and movement, they're struggling to de-congest that central area.

Oat23

Vuvuzelas are nowhere near as loud on BBC as they are on RTE. I like it .

I like Mick on commentary too :eek:.

That_Guy

Please score.

redout

SlickRic wrote: »

they need a striker to pull the central defenders out of position.

for all their wonderful passing and movement, they're struggling to de-congest that central area.

They are only playing one up front.

Usually it would be two but Torres aint fully ready.

445279.ie

Harsh free to Spain

Mars Bar

Iniesta gesturing for a card, that's poor form from him.

Goal here please.

Seaneh

mars bar wrote: »

Iniesta gesturing for a card, that's poor form from him.

Goal here please.

especially since he went down fierce easy.

That_Guy

Getting a bit ragged Switzerland in their defending.

amacachi

Come on, hold out til half time!

Dublin_Gunner

redout wrote: »

Please, your reasoning was dont change a team because they beat Poland 6-0. That with all due respect is the greatest load of bollix. What about against Saudi Arabia just two weeks ago with a 4-3-3 that struggled to a stoppage time winner ? Also to say "completely change the team" about my post was absurd as you named 10 of the 11 players which I had already named!

Well, looks like my line up was the one that was selected

Come on Spain, really want to see this WC lit up by a good side!

SlickRic

redout wrote: »

They are only playing one up front.

Usually it would be two but Torres aint fully ready.

i'm aware of that.

therefore, they need to chuck a striker on in the second half IMO.

That_Guy

Senderos off. Oh dear.

Peyton Manning

Steve Von Bergen.

What an awesome name.

Mars Bar

That_Guy wrote: »

Senderos off. Oh dear.

Did he tackle his own player?

Cypher_sounds

LMAO @ Senderos tackling his own player what a dummy

gibson

So glad Arsenal got rid of that tit, tackles his own player and injures himself :rolleyes:

Headshot

how is barnetta getting away with the fouls

That_Guy

mars bar wrote: »

Did he tackle his own player?

Yep, he did indeed.