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Monday, June 23, 2008

Russia beat Spain?

Russia had stun most bookie i believe when they manage to hold on Holland in the whole 90 minutes ( quite unlucky ), and then go on to win against the clearly exhausted Netherland with 2 second extra half goals. But still can they beat Spain in the semis? That is what most people might be thinking about. Ashavin has become among the brightest stars in this tournament after his perfect performance against the spain but against the now much more better defensively side, can he still provide the magic? I am truly enjoying the style of Russians as do i have admits Hiddink is a great coach... But still Russians have their limitation, or should i say weaknesses. They attack with all players swarming over the areas of the opponents. Pressurize the opponent and break down defence with slick passing....However never forget that Spain loves to play counter attack football. With players like Villa and Torres up front, no one can keep both of them silent for even an evening. And definitely not the Kolodin-less Russia. If Ashavin is to prove his value, he should win against a much convincing defenders with likes of Ramos, Puyol... All previous match that Ashavin shines is a team with their defence as main weaknesses ( at least their defence wasn't that strong ), it is hard to believe just how good ashavin is. I believe the key to unlock the Spain defence is Pevlujenko to be honest ( hope i din spell it wrongly ). The tall striker might be a huge headache for the shorties ( Spaniards ). Still though, only this striker has the slight height advantage against them while others are generally at the same height of the Spaniards, thus i do not think the Russian can give the killing blow through a dead ball situation. Attacking teams against the counter attacking team....A goal can make this whole match far more interesting...though i believe Hiddink would not want his team to not play attacking football or should i say "Dutch football"....

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