16-06-2018, 12:03
I just read a report in The Telegraph that rated Busquets, Koke, Silva, and Isco at 6 out of 10 and Iniesta at 7. Sam Wallace, Chief Football Writer you should find a new profession. I did not know Isco was quite that good. He was a 9. Silva was excellent, Iniesta was Iniestable as usual, Busquets played bloody well - perhaps Koke was somewhere between a 6 and 7 ........ in a wonderful game. Those who say they can't stomach the World Cup need to wake up and smell the roses.
Nacho's goal was an absolute cracker. Ronaldo's free kick was the best example since Beckham against Greece of a player being able to exercise extreme skill at a moment of desperate stress - superb ..... though as an ex-keeper I've always wondered how defensive a wall actually is. If the defence didn't build one I'm sure the attack would. The keeper is asked to deliberately put himself out of position - you can reach the top and bottom corners from the centre of the goal, but the defensive wall puts a big area of the goal out of the keeper's control. With all the improvements in the game I'm surprised no one has come up with a more efficient defensive device than the trump-wall.
De Gea IS a a top keeper but he made a terrible mistake. Best keeper I've seen so far by a country mile is Bieranvand of Iran - he exuded calm and confidence. A Premier League club should gets its cheque book out now before Spain and Portugal add to his value.
Nacho's goal was an absolute cracker. Ronaldo's free kick was the best example since Beckham against Greece of a player being able to exercise extreme skill at a moment of desperate stress - superb ..... though as an ex-keeper I've always wondered how defensive a wall actually is. If the defence didn't build one I'm sure the attack would. The keeper is asked to deliberately put himself out of position - you can reach the top and bottom corners from the centre of the goal, but the defensive wall puts a big area of the goal out of the keeper's control. With all the improvements in the game I'm surprised no one has come up with a more efficient defensive device than the trump-wall.
De Gea IS a a top keeper but he made a terrible mistake. Best keeper I've seen so far by a country mile is Bieranvand of Iran - he exuded calm and confidence. A Premier League club should gets its cheque book out now before Spain and Portugal add to his value.