Spain vs Chile (Group B) Wednesday 18th June 2014

[weltweit]

I know some Spaniards who will be very disappointed tonight.

 

[JimW]

Go Spain

That is where they're going, yes

 

[dessiato]

It has been very quiet watching the games in the bar here. Never been so quiet while the football's been on.

 

[Onket]

 

[dessiato]

We get a new king tomorrow, maybe that will bring a little excitement to the country. Football isn't going to bring any.

 

[editor]

Players have always done that.

The players have, but I'm not sure commentators have always referred to them as "good fouls."

 

[DexterTCN]

We get a new king tomorrow, maybe that will bring a little excitement to the country....

Is he a striker?

 

[JTG]

Well hello and welcome back to the old style accident prone Spain.That was a weird few years but back to normal now

 

[smmudge]

If we're still nil point this time tomorrow I'm blaming everyone who's laughing at spain right now.

 

[Badgers]

Are Spain the first team knocked out? Or is it a dead heat with Australia?

Spain with no points and -6 goal difference? Just to clarify their tally over two games against lower ranked sides.

 

[tommers]

#elboohoo

 

[Wilf]

I'm one of those sad fucks that ends up liking teams like Spain and Barcelona, even when the novelty has worn off - not been a good year. Oh, and I'm a Man Utd fan.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

Are Spain the first team knocked out? Or is it a dead heat with Australia?

Spain with no points and -6 goal difference? Just to clarify their tally over two games against lower ranked sides.

I dunno how you define the first team knocked out. They're both out but Spain are worse on goal difference so on that basis then it's Spain.

 

[Badgers]

This could be (likely is) the most important game of this group.

Yeah...

Not bad eh

 

[Doctor Carrot]

I'm one of those sad fucks that ends up liking teams like Spain and Barcelona, even when the novelty has worn off - not been a good year. Oh, and I'm a Man Utd fan.

I'm the same. I've liked Barcelona and, by extension, Spain since I was about 8. They've always been my second teams. Was sad to see Spain go out, particularly in the manner they did but they deserve to go out, they were outplayed by Chile.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I'm one of those sad fucks that ends up liking teams like Spain and Barcelona, even when the novelty has worn off - not been a good year.

Me too. I tend to view shooting as a needless waste of possession

 

[Wilf]

I'm the same. I've liked Barcelona and, by extension, Spain since I was about 8. They've always been my second teams. Was sad to see Spain go out, particularly in the manner they did but they deserve to go out, they were outplayed by Chile.

They really looked slow and unable to do anything other than sideways passes. One of those times you wish Roy Keane had been in the studio to pass judgement.

 

[Wilf]

Me too. I tend to view shooting as a needless waste of possession

Indeed, I'm glad to see a fellow purist among the goal seeking heathens on here.

 

[Doctor Carrot]

They really looked slow and unable to do anything other than sideways passes. One of those times you wish Roy Keane had been in the studio to pass judgement.

Yeah at the risk of sounding like a total bore, Spain have been found out now and all it seems to have taken was a fit team to close them down relentlessly. Every time Iniesta got the ball there were three players swarming all over him. I'm just surprised it all collapsed so quickly. Neither Holland or Chile let them pass it around and that was that.

 

[Cheesypoof]

Spain made a good effort in the second half, but were outclassed.

 

[Lo Siento.]

Yeah at the risk of sounding like a total bore, Spain have been found out now and all it seems to have taken was a fit team to close them down relentlessly. Every time Iniesta got the ball there were three players swarming all over him. I'm just surprised it all collapsed so quickly. Neither Holland or Chile let them pass it around and that was that.

it's as much about what they were doing off the ball as off it. Old Spain closed down other teams in possession so quickly that no one had the ball long enough to do them any damage. This enabled their defence to squeeze up keep the ball one end, and meant their full backs could be used as a constant out ball. without all that closing down they're just a team that leaves a bundle of space in behind them and down the wings...

 

[Threshers_Flail]

Glad Chile won. Would've been a shame to See Vidal go out s'soon

 

[Lo Siento.]

Chile are genuinely excellent btw, I think there's a great chance that they'll beat Holland too

 

[Badgers]

 

[Dr. Furface]

What's Justin Bieber got to do with it?

 

[Badgers]

What's Justin Bieber got to do with it?

Big Spain fan and all round good lad.

 

[JTG]

Are Spain the first team knocked out? Or is it a dead heat with Australia?

Spain with no points and -6 goal difference? Just to clarify their tally over two games against lower ranked sides.

Dead heat, both out at the moment the whistle blew last night

 

[gabi]

Big Spain fan and all round good lad.

He was probably in the stands with a bag of bananas waiting for a black player to be subbed on. Little dickhead.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Plaza Baquedano in Santiago, capital of Chile, last night

 

[Lord Camomile]

The first question - where the fuck did they get that flag?!