Who will win?

[Sir Calumn]

Straight poll - who will win the 2012 European Championships?

 

[4ndr3i]

Please God, let it be Italy.

 

[Zlatan]

I think Italy will take the momentum forward to the final and win it. Spain hasn't been that impressive this tournament.

 

[Arnau]

1 goal conceded. Doesn't concede goals in K.O stage since Germany 2006, yeah! not impressive at all.

 

[Pogba4Now]

If Spain plays with 0 strikers again, I hope Italy DEMOLISH them.

 

[poet11]

Can Italy win against a parked bus? if so then Italy.

 

[Arnau]

Spain doesn't park the bus, they are the bullies that takes your lunch and pass it each other just to bother you.

 

[Waldo1639]

But people don't like bullies, they always hope that bullied kid would eventually take it's lunch back by kicking it's bully in the nuts. Happy ending.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Spain. They won every WC game 1-0. Don't let them fool you. Germany were the only team capable of beating them. Spain aren't flawed in a way that Italy can take advantage of unless they hold on for penalties. And it's not a case of Germany>Spain therefore Italy>Spain. Sports doesn't work that way, it's about matchups. This is a bad one for Italy. They're going to be packing the middle and getting no possession. Could be different if they go back to that 3-5-2 that did well in the first game I guess. Spain don't pose a huge threat down the wings.

 

[Arnau]

In group match, Italy had longer pass sequences than Spain on the first half

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Nadal lost in the 2nd Round at Wimbledon. Bad omen?

 

[Sir Calumn]

Haha I can't believe it's 13-3

I voted Italy but really I think it's a 50-50 game...

 

[poet11]

Waldo- ha ha!

Arnau- Spain do park the bus but in a different way. They won't even attack when they need a goal. I can't believe you are a Barcelona fan and willingly approve to this negativity.

What of the beauty of the beautiful game? What of the children watching this? Do you want them to snatch other kid's lunch and pass it around to bully them or be the victim of such cruelty? Have you not thought it could be your boy or girl one day? What has the world come to? What have the Spanish done to the game I love?

Godspeed to the Italian warriors against the evil back/sideways passing anti-football merchants. Humility must prevail over arrogance!!! Lunch snatchers must have fear of Dennis Bergkamp before even thinking of passing the parcel with children's lunch!!!

ShiftyPowers- Yes, Spain are favourites but I don't think many had Italy as favourites against Germans either. I think you along with every fan of good offensive football should be behind the Italians.

 

[Zlatan]

1 goal conceded. Doesn't concede goals in K.O stage since Germany 2006, yeah! not impressive at all.

Football is about scoring goals not about not conceding them. You guys don't have a striker. Or refuse to play him (*cough* Llorente *cough*).

 

[Jaboldinho]

8 goals scored.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

1 goal conceded. Doesn't concede goals in K.O stage since Germany 2006, yeah! not impressive at all.

 

[Pogba4Now]

Spain. They won every WC game 1-0. Don't let them fool you. Germany were the only team capable of beating them. Spain aren't flawed in a way that Italy can take advantage of unless they hold on for penalties. And it's not a case of Germany>Spain therefore Italy>Spain. Sports doesn't work that way, it's about matchups. This is a bad one for Italy. They're going to be packing the middle and getting no possession. Could be different if they go back to that 3-5-2 that did well in the first game I guess. Spain don't pose a huge threat down the wings.

Spain will struggle to score with 0 strikers because Italy is very strong in defense and they have good backup from midfield as well. Spain will pass and pass and won't be able to get anyone at the end of their passes/crosses.

 

[Waldo1639]

Then I guess they need to give Llorente a chance. He's the only one who could wrestle with Italian defenders. Even Torres's would do a trick... Just put a damn attacker.

 

[JGC_1989]

Italy will win.

In this year, Pedro Proença (the final's referee) was in two important games with a team playing on blue and the other on red, one decisive game of the Portuguese league (Benfica-Porto) and the Champions League final, and the team that played in blue always won.
He loves blue xD

 

[Arnau]

Waldo- ha ha!

Arnau- Spain do park the bus but in a different way. They won't even attack when they need a goal. I can't believe you are a Barcelona fan and willingly approve to this negativity.

I respect all the styles, Spain has proven that is ultra competitive playing this way. And please, don't lie, you don't want Spain to win because they always do, not because their style.