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Monday, September 4, 2017

How Spain thrashed Italy, Isco's future, placing blame for Barca's bad summer

The FC crew hail Isco as one of the leaders of a Spanish revival that could make them a 2018 World Cup favourite. Spain defeating Italy 3-0 at the Bernabeu on Saturday was not the surprise. It was the extent of the demolition. Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that the old Catenaccio, defend-and-counter stereotype hasn't really applied to the Azzurri for a long time. Still, conceding three goals like that (and it could have been more) while being methodically wiped off the pitch is still jarring. It does not -- and should not -- happen to big teams. Blame it on the coming together...

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