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Originally Posted by Itse
Greeces 2004 championship is way back and did not end up being the way the game is played, quite the opposite really.
Right after that in 2006 Italy won the championship being one of the only major countries playing with more than one striker, the other being Germany who finished third. France finished second with a team no-one would call defense oriented.
Then of course from 2008 to 2012 Spain won two Euro championships and the world cup with possibly the most dominant ball control game football has ever seen.
In 2014 Germany won, again lead by their dominant midfield / ball control.
...and frankly calling Portugals style "anti-football" is just silly. And this is coming from someone who would rather not see Ronaldo or Pepé (probably the reigning diving champion in football) ever win anything.
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Really? Filibustering until penalties? What would you call it?
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