Spain Vs China

acalmenvoy

Showing on Setanta Canada now, 25 mins in, China look the better team. Casillas keeping Spain in the game.

Banjaxed82

Great Save by Casillas, but a terrible miss in fairness.

The Radiator

Yeah, Ching Pong should have done better with that

acalmenvoy

Teams:
Spain (4-3-3): Casillas; Arbeloa, Albiol, Sergio Ramos, Alba; Busquets, Xabi Alonso, Xavi; Cazorla, Silva, Negredo
Subs: Valdes, Reina, Juanfran, Pique, Iniesta, Cesc, Navas, Pedro, Torres, Llorente, Mata, Martinez

China(4-2-3-1): Zeng; Sun, Zhao, Zhang, Feng; Zhao, Hao, Zheng, Yu Hai, Quin; Gao

Spain head coach Vicente del Bosque has named a strong line-up as the current world and European champions welcome China to the Estadio Olimpico in Sevilla for their last warm-up friendly before Euro 2012.

Alvaro Negredo is the man chosen this evening to lead the line for Spain, with Santiago Cazorla and David Silva flanking the Sevilla striker from the wings.

Apart from the central striker role, Del Bosque has named a side that will be close to the preferred starting XI for the Euros, with Xavi, Busquets, and Xabi Alonso all featuring in midfield. The only current injury concern for Spain is that Cesc Fabregas will miss the match with a thigh injury, which may keep him from featuring in the opening match of the championships against Italy.

China come to Europe with a Spanish legend as their head coach. Jose Antonio Camacho is currently in charge of the Asian nation and was the man who handed Iker Casillas his Spain debut. Camacho fields China in a 4-2-3-1 formation this evening.

Turtyturd

Who is on the bench for China?

monkey9

Turtyturd wrote: »

Who is on the bench for China?

Are you joking?? :pac:

niallo27

The Radiator wrote: »

Yeah, Ching Pong should have done better with that

Is he Pings brother.

kryogen

If China can get 2 goals up before the bench is used by Spain they might get a draw

monkey9

The Chinese, a great bunch of lads!

Will I Amnt

Turtyturd wrote: »

Who is on the bench for China?

Scezchuan,Kung po,Wun ton,Chop suey and Sweet and sour.

monkey9

We're all racists lads, wahey!!!!!!

The Radiator

Turtyturd wrote: »

Who is on the bench for China?

Zhang, Yuan, Lu, Jin, Chen, Yu, Yang, Huang, Wang, Han Peng, Deng, Cui

Turtyturd

monkey9 wrote: »

Are you joking?? :pac:

If you're gonna do a match thread do it right.;)

acalmenvoy

cambo2008 wrote: »

Scezchuan,Kung po,Wun ton,Chop suey and Sweet and sour.

Thanks. Gettin hungry now.:eek:

Turtyturd

The Radiator wrote: »

Zhang, Yuan, Lu, Jin, Chen, Yu, Yang, Huang, Wang, Han Peng, Deng, Cui

No Doni?

Will I Amnt

acalmenvoy wrote: »

Thanks. Gettin hungry now.:eek:

Ha,I got hungry typing it

acalmenvoy

Half time. 0-0.

monkey9

I'm not joking, this thread has made decide i'm getting a chinese tomorrow for when i'm watching MNS!!

Owen_S

Peng shouldn't be near the squad IMO, he really needs to step up his game, was caught out in possession far too often throughout qualifying.

The Radiator

Turtyturd wrote: »

No Doni?

No, I think he may have had another game tonight. I believe Brazil are playing Mexico

The Radiator

Owen_S wrote: »

Peng shouldn't be near the squad IMO, he really needs to step up his game, was caught out in possession far too often throughout qualifying.

Yeah, he played every game in the qualifying and didn't manage one goal

kryogen

lol

acalmenvoy

Valdes, Torres, Navas and Iniesta on for Xavi, Negrado, Casillas and Busquets.

acalmenvoy

Great save from Iniesta shot.

acalmenvoy

Pique on for Ramos.

acalmenvoy

Chinese keeper also having a blinder, is that Walt Goggins reffing the game.

Banjaxed82

Jesus, it's scary how much of an influence Iniesta has on a game... :eek:

acalmenvoy

Albiol and Iniesta hits crossbar.

Mars Bar

The Spanish just can't get past the Chinese keeper!

acalmenvoy

Save from Silva, Spain on top now, no Chinese shot in second half.

acalmenvoy

Mata on, for who I don't know, was ordering takeaway.

Mars Bar

acalmenvoy wrote: »

Mata on, for who I don't know, was ordering takeaway.

Sergio Ramos IIRC

monkey9

Is this one being played in Spain??

Mars Bar

My commentator keeps saying, "and now a new save" every time the Chinese keeper makes a save.

acalmenvoy

monkey9 wrote: »

Is this one being played in Spain??

Seville.

acalmenvoy

Bad miss by Albiol.

Hank Scorpio

goal for Silva, good run by Iniesta

Mars Bar

Iniesta is amazing

acalmenvoy

Goal Silva....

Banjaxed82

Banjaxed82 wrote: »

Jesus, it's scary how much of an influence Iniesta has on a game... :eek:

yes, very scary indeed.

Jesus Wept

A strong showing from China, bodes well for the Euro 2012 campaign.

The Radiator

Man of the match performance from Zeng, I hear there are a number of top European clubs looking at him

acalmenvoy

Feel we will have a chance against Spain, could be wrong, but they did not look good tonite.

Spain 1 China 0. FT

Mars Bar

acalmenvoy wrote: »

Feel we will have a chance against Spain, could be wrong, but they did not look good tonite.

Spain 1 China 0. FT

Spain cut China open in the second half. They hit the post twice and met a keeper who was having a super game.

I wouldn't be very confident of us getting a result against them at all.

The Radiator

Mars Bar wrote: »

Spain cut China open in the second half. They hit the post twice and met a keeper who was having a super game.

I wouldn't be very confident of us getting a result against them at all.

We would have put 4 or 5 past China at least

acalmenvoy

Mars Bar wrote: »

Spain cut China open in the second half. They hit the post twice and met a keeper who was having a super game.

I wouldn't be very confident of us getting a result against them at all.

Agreed, but they were very bad first half, but for Casillas China would be 3 up, Spain are not Barcelona, did you see the bad crosses from Arbeloa, Spain's time is over, we've got a great chance of getting out of the group.

Mars Bar

Yeah China put the game to them in the first half alright. I wouldn't expect them to line up without Pique in the back 4 like they did today. If Iniesta started, China wouldn't have seen half of the ball they did in the first half. That will be the case with us too. We're going to have to be ultra clinical against them to have a chance.
Spain won't even try and attempt a crossing game against us. We're far more dominant in the air and they know it.

Jesus Wept

Spain are done.
DONE.

kitakyushu

Mars Bar wrote: »

Yeah China put the game to them in the first half alright. I wouldn't expect them to line up without Pique in the back 4 like they did today. If Iniesta started, China wouldn't have seen half of the ball they did in the first half. That will be the case with us too. We're going to have to be ultra clinical against them to have a chance.
Spain won't even try and attempt a crossing game against us. We're far more dominant in the air and they know it.

IIRC Spain mixed in a bit of crossing in their game vs England towards the end, in particular after Torres came on as sub.

CongoPowers

del Bosque shouldn't bother playing Alonso against us. Barça trio in midfield, two natural wide men and whoever they want as striker. You can imagine what kind of game it's going to be, so they should be looking to draw and stretch from the start. Alonso will play beside Busquets for the sake of a consistent eleven, though, even if he won't offer a lot. Meh.

The Radiator

CongoPowers wrote: »

del Bosque shouldn't bother playing Alonso against us. Barça trio in midfield, two natural wide men and whoever they want as striker. You can imagine what kind of game it's going to be, so they should be looking to draw and stretch from the start. Alonso will play beside Busquets for the sake of a consistent eleven, though, even if he won't offer a lot. Meh.

I think he'll play six at the back. They won't know how to deal with the attacking threat of McGeady, Keane, Long, Duff and the battering ram Richard Dunne. They're crapping themselves at the thought of coming up against one of the greatest midfield pairings in world football. Plus, the mighty Paul McShane. In fact, Lionel Messi has been quoted as saying that "I quiver in my boots and shiver in my spine at the thought coming up against 'The Ginger Beckenbauer'"