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Originally Posted by M*A*S*H 4077
Scoring 4 against Ireland is nice but today they really looked to miss any sort of killer instinct. They only had 3or 4 chances of any consequence.
They've defended well but they looked weak on the flanks today. France was able to get some good pressure down the sides.
I don't think this is the Spain team that we have been accustomed to seeing. Maybe saying very beatable is a bit much but I think they're more beatable than previous years. Not much has been shown in the tournament so far to make me think otherwise. Just goes to show you how good they are to still be considered favorites without playing close to a level we've seen from them before.
Edit: Obviously missing David Villa is huge for them but I don't think that is the main reason I am thinking they don't look the same
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IMO Puyol being injured is the biggest problem. If Puyol was in then Ramos would have been playing RB all day against Ribery. Not having an in-form striker is obviously a problem too. I agree, they are not as good as they have been the last few years, but when you give up one goal in 4 games you are pretty tough to beat.