What you can say about the current tournament is this...
the cream has most definitely risen to the top. The best teams made it through to the semi finals. No doubt about it.
In a way there is something satisfying in that. Some big tournaments have been marred a wee bit in recent times by the inferior overcoming the superior..as an example one thinks of Chelsea's victory over Barcelona in recent times, greater injustice has never been done! Not a victory for pure football but a victory for the block and tackle.
The two semi finals we have to look forward to are
Portugal v Spain
Germany v Italy
both mouth-watering prospects. But who do we think will win through??
On paper you would have to go with Spain and Germany but should such a final take place it will be intriguing in that both play a totally different style. Spain play pass-pass with the ball tied to each player's boot as if it was on a piece of string. The opposition cannot get hold of it. Possession football on a grand scale. The Germans are much more physical. They are tall and fit and play in the northern european style of a more hurried approach...perhaps in the more northern climates there is a need to keep warm during those long winter games, hence the style difference.
But how-so-ever we got at the different styles it will be a fascinating clash...if they win through!!?
