New Posts For Thread: How Croatia Can Beat Spainhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spainLike everyone, I’ve been watching Spain own the ball in every game they play, usually around 66% possession on average. For Spain their tactics are simple, own the ball and you deny the opposition a chance to win the game leaving only two positiveI should be a Football Manager. I know what del Bosque is going to do before he does. Tactically i was smarter than Bilic too. Kranjcar had to play instead of Mandzukic, he gave the ball away the entire first half. remember this,2. With Modric, Rakhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520974969#520974969I should be a Football Manager. I know what del Bosque is going to do before he does. Tactically i was smarter than Bilic too. Kranjcar had to play instead of Mandzukic, he gave the ball away the entire first half. remember this,2. With Modric, RakMon, 18 Jun 2012 16:09:53 -0500longest post I have ever seen brace the forumhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520968843#520968843longest post I have ever seen brace the forumMon, 18 Jun 2012 13:50:05 -0500Great to have proper analysis without the playground antics this forum is synonomous with.Don't agree though, think Spains movement will be too much and go for 3-0 or 3-1.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520968677#520968677Great to have proper analysis without the playground antics this forum is synonomous with.Don't agree though, think Spains movement will be too much and go for 3-0 or 3-1.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:45:26 -0500a very good write up pf and good luck .https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520968525#520968525a very good write up pf and good luck .Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:41:41 -0500@the mover,As i said in the post, Xavi is slow. You can stop him doing anything with the ball other than push it back and sideways.Iniesta he is a little more crafty but i dont think anyone has ever gone out there to just sit in his hip pocket for thhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520968469#520968469@the mover,As i said in the post, Xavi is slow. You can stop him doing anything with the ball other than push it back and sideways.Iniesta he is a little more crafty but i dont think anyone has ever gone out there to just sit in his hip pocket for thMon, 18 Jun 2012 13:39:56 -0500Spain's weakest link, if if it can be called that, is at the back. Croatia have been good offensively but now they've reduced their attacking options by playing 1 up front. Personally I would have fancied them more if they had started with the 2 up fhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520968373#520968373Spain's weakest link, if if it can be called that, is at the back. Croatia have been good offensively but now they've reduced their attacking options by playing 1 up front. Personally I would have fancied them more if they had started with the 2 up fMon, 18 Jun 2012 13:37:19 -0500sending off for sure herehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520968371#520968371sending off for sure hereMon, 18 Jun 2012 13:37:14 -0500lets have some fun, 2-2 but at HT !!!https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520968305#520968305lets have some fun, 2-2 but at HT !!!Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:34:19 -0500Enjoyed reading the post powerfan, not that I agree with it Good luck with your bet. The biggest problem I had with it was the idea of man-marking Xavi and Iniesta. It's been tried by so many clubs and they find the space, that is what puts them a chttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520968245#520968245Enjoyed reading the post powerfan, not that I agree with it Good luck with your bet. The biggest problem I had with it was the idea of man-marking Xavi and Iniesta. It's been tried by so many clubs and they find the space, that is what puts them a cMon, 18 Jun 2012 13:32:44 -0500spain will harrass them to death an stop them playing,,there be under imencehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29186077/how-croatia-can-beat-spain?post_id=520968173#520968173spain will harrass them to death an stop them playing,,there be under imenceMon, 18 Jun 2012 13:29:56 -0500