Italy vs Spain

[fah-q]

Tadow.

Is all.

[Red_Polo]

Not the strongest line-up on paper, but Italy are easily the most cohesive team of the contenders so far. I still fancy Germany to win it overall but it's going to be interesting!

[fah-q]

Yeah, I was on a high until I realised its Germany next. Oh well, fun whilst it lasted.

[CJ]

Germany who have never knocked Italy out in knock out stages of a competition

[Red_Polo]

Yeah, I was on a high until I realised its Germany next. Oh well, fun whilst it lasted.

No foregone conclusion though! I think Italy are more likely to beat them than anyone else. Really looking forward to it.

[Vermilion]

Italy look great imo, solid formation wise, tactically astute manager too by the looks of it, which is a bit ominous for next season and the Prem, so many good managers at wealthy clubs, able to attract top players, and set them up correctly.

[fah-q]

I've been extremely surprised by how much of a team they are.

Zero stars but a cohesive unit with incredibly well embedded tactics. Everyone appears to know exactly what they should be doing and when.

I wasn't worried about Conte at Chelsea but now it's a bit of a concern.