I actually was impressed by Capdevila. His passes to Torres and Iniesta, respectively, helped create those first two goals. My problem is with Ramos. I just hope he had a bad game. But he left way too much space in the back when going up for everything. He needs to be cognizant of our two slower central defenders.

The team does not having anything against Cesc. Merely the combination of Senna-Xavi-Iniesta-Silva is clicking. But when Aragones brought Cesc in during the 2nd half, I thought Love is…5 Spanish midfielders. Crazy huh?

We just need to work on our positioning,try to defend as a team, and keep attacking. Sweden will mark Villa just as much as Torres. It’s going to be a great game.

And I have to go back to this Villa-Torres subject. I love them playing together in a 4-4-2, but there will be plenty of occasions when the 4-5-1 will be more appropriate. And even before Villa’s hat trick, there was no question in my mind that Villa would be the better of the two (by far) in that position. I really like Torres, always have, but the hype he’s getting for his role at Liverpool needs to be seperated from the role he needs to play for Spain. I don’t want to see a situation where a player’s star power influences the coaches tactical decisions. Fortunately, that’s never been a problem for Aragones.

So tada gooooo0o0o0o0o0o0ol.

- It would be tough to make Torres as lone striker work well after this club season — it really just makes him Torres the lone target. He and Villa are brilliant together, the way they read the game, their speed and their ability to thread the ball under pressure. And obviously because they spread the defense. Plus, The Hug following the third goal was the sweetest thing ever!

- I was crazy about Sergio Ramos at Madrid the previous season, but this year I realized that a lot of his game was due to his partnership on the right with Beckham – his speed with Beckham’s accuracy made them both better. Now he tries to cover too much of the wing, adding to the defense’s problems, and his accuracy was off. Hopefully with the midfield finding its next gear, that situation will sort itself out.

GREAT FUN MATCH!

Impressive attack. The midfield was good, too. I would love to see Cesc being in the starting 11 instead of just a sub. We all know what he’s capable of. I can sense some hostility towards him, somehow.

I too hope that Luis Aragones retains this formation. Any tinkering should be in the defensive aspect.