Spain 6, Liechtenstein 0, Or, Spain Qualify for the Euro 2012

September 8th, 2011 | by: Ade C. | Comments Off

This right here is bullying. Luring poor Liechtenstein to Logroño, trapping them in the stadium, scoring six goals, not giving them a chance to speak up…

It was a pretty standard evening for La Roja, apart from the fact that Del Bosque continues to baffle us by putting midfielders in the CB position when there are natural CBs on the bench (Botía, Domínguez) or better suited starters (Sergio Ramos) and that Thiago Alcántara got his official debut and put an end to the speculation that he was looking at Brazil and/or Italy. Oh, and also apart from the fact that Fernando Torres wasn’t even on the bench; Our Wise Walrus relegated him to the stands, with the newbies and the semi-injured, and started Negredo, who promptly replied with two goals.

Maybe it’s not quite the end for El Niño and La Roja, but it’s certainly food for thought.

In any case, Spain is mathematically qualified for the 2012 Euros now; the next matches will only serve to cement our position at the top of the group, and as such, might be great grounds for Del Bosque to experiment… or to continue doing what he always does. His latest changes haven’t seemed particularly wise, but things can’t remain in the same 2008-Euros stasis as they have…