Total football? Feh. Behold neutral football, compliments of Switzerland yesterday. A 1-0 victory against favourites (but regular World Cup bottlers) Spain was something to be admired rather than enjoyed. The Swiss’ tactics and defence were pretty much flawless.
And as someone with Swiss family, I loved it. Seeing Spain pump ball after ball into the Swiss box was like seeing a child continuously run into a glass door. Yes, it was somewhat cruel and unfair, but also enjoyable and funny in the extreme.
But seeing the Spaniards frustrated resulted in making Group H very interesting indeed. First, Honduras look to be the deadwood of the group, and should realistically end up with nul points. So the game between Chile and Switzerland next week is key. If the Swiss perform another defensive shut-out against the lively Chileans, which is not out of the question, then they should top the group. Leaving Spain to need a result against Chile to even get to the last 16.
It took the World Cup nearly a week to warm up, but it finally looks to be clunking into life. Let’s hope it doesn’t flatline in dour frustration (for the viewer at least) again.
Oh and don't forget about my mini match reports on Twitter, for every game, right here-
http://twitter.com/EBTKS
Thank you.
