Sweden - Spain

1-0 Sweden already

Wow. Is this Aragones's last game in charge?

Johan Elmander scored on 10th min.

Rosenberg and Kallstrom on the bench for Sweden.

I can't understand why Kallstrom is on the bench, he is really a great player who makes me think of Gerrard

Half time 1-0

wats spains first 11????

Casillas

Sergio Ramos
Puyol
Juanito
Capdevila

Albelda
Angulo
Fabregas
Xavi

Villa
Torres

rai Mihawk wrote:Casillas

Sergio Ramos
Puyol
Juanito
Capdevila

Albelda
Angulo
Fabregas
Xavi

Villa
Torres

What you think of that team Rai?

Not enough width in the team methinks!

off fabregas and in comes iniesta the it'll be a better cause iniesta IMO is a better passer and keeps possesion more.....also they should take xavi out and put in luis garcia

Joaquin why did you criticise Aragones

where is Vicente!

Luis Garcia is on the bench, btw.

Who else is on the bench?

yours truly wrote:Who else is on the bench?

you can find both teams line-ups and subs here:

http://home.skysports.com/livescores/football/

Batman wrote:

yours truly wrote:Who else is on the bench?

you can find both teams line-ups and subs here:

http://home.skysports.com/livescores/football/

nice one batman should have thought of that

2-0 Allbäck (82')

Bye bye Aragones

Viva Raul y Joaquin!

[quote="rai Mihawk"]Bye bye Aragones

Viva Raul y Joaquin![/quote

I'm bemused though how?? The player's are ridiculosly talented.

@ yours truly

Aragones was foolish to drop Raul, when he was on a roll of good games .. and drop Joaquin for criticising him .. where have i heard this before Marco van Basten.

Something needs to be done, soon!

2-0 Brilliant

Well done Sweden

Aragonés won't go just yet, Spain still have a better than even chance of qualifying, don't they.

La Saeta Rubia wrote:2-0 Brilliant

Well done Sweden

I thought you were a Spanish supporter, LSR.

I was, till Aragones took over.

La Saeta Rubia wrote:I was, till Aragones took over.

But how can you stop supporting a national team just cos they hire a manager you don't like? I don't rate McLaren but I can't shift allegiances to another national team - wish I could!

LSR now supports San Marino

I dont think Aragones will be fired, if anything he will leave but the RFEF wont fire him.

terrypaine wrote:

La Saeta Rubia wrote:I was, till Aragones took over.

But how can you stop supporting a national team just cos they hire a manager you don't like? I don't rate McLaren but I can't shift allegiances to another national team - wish I could!

Tired of losing and playing like shit. We have tremendous potencial and i hate to see it go to waste.

Vicente, Reyes, Joaquin, Jesus Navas .... some of the best wingers in the world yet we play without wingers

Juanito ahead of Albiol ?

If it means getting Luis fired i hope we dont make the euro.

After watching the game today, I think Spain's problem is obvious - too much rotation. The only players who play regularly are Casillas in goal, Puyol at CB, Ramos at RB, Albelda as a central midfielder, and Villa-Torres up front. The other 5 positions are constantly rotated every single match, and not just in terms of personnel, but also the formation. Sometimes wingers, sometimes no wingers. Sometimes a no. 10 behind the strikers, sometimes not. Sometimes a 4-3-3, sometimes not.

Aragones is worse than Ranieri, and IMO it really shows because the team just doesn't function as a unit. What's needed is for him (or another coach coming in) to be strong headed, pick his best 11 + maybe 2-3 players, and keep faith with them till they find their feet and identify a style of playing. I know it's tough to ignore all the quality available, but atm what Spain needs is a coach who will be like Domenech in terms of team selection.

that's what you get for leaving raul out of the squad when he finally delivers for real madrid again aragones!

d gorgeous one haz spoken wrote:that's what you get for leaving raul out of the squad when he finally delivers for real madrid again aragones!

And unfortunately that's what everyone will perceive as a factor in this defeat, even though it wasn't IMO.

Playing a 4-3-3 is stupid. He thinks he`s Rijkaard lol

We should play a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-4-2

Joaquin or Navas down one wing and Vicente or Reyes down another.

Xavi & Xabi in the middle.

And bring back Raul & Moro.