The Spanish Armada overrun the Italians in a very much one sided affair except for the 20 or so odd minutes in the first half when the Italians were taking the game to Spain after conceding the first goal. The manner in which it was conceded was an indictment to Prandelli's tactics - hes hould never have started Chiellieni in the first place if he wasn't fully recovered from the hamstring - Cesc beat him for pace so easily. The unplanned substitution also disrupted the Italians and Thiago Motta's was the last straw. How different the game might have been if Di Natale had taken his open header chance just after the restart from the half time break. What was expected to be a close affair eventually turned to be one of the most one sided final,scoreline wise, in history.
The Spanish look set to dominate world football for a few yeasr considering the youth talent coming up through the ranks. Jordi Alba showcased why he was so much sought after by Barca and 14M pounds is peanuts for that talent, Valencia really need to find a way of nurturing the talent they bring up - Mata, Silva, Villa, Jordi and maybe Soldado in future all taken up by other teams!
Italians should be proud of reaching a final many never thought they would at the start of the tourna, and beating the Germans to do it no less. There's no shame in being beaten by the best team in the world, scoreline notwithstanding
BEER IS LIVING PROOF THAT GOD LOVES US AND WANTS US TO BE HAPPY!