[talkSAFT]

I think I'm missing something too.
I switched on to the Portugal v Spain game,  saw Ronaldo and then lasted about 4 minutes before switching off.
Tippy tappy football does nothing for me,  and I find most footballers - with Ronaldo being the absolute worst - cheating, egotistic and totally embarrassing to watch.

I used to love football. Top level stuff is now just so over hyped and just full of players who think that they're 100x better than they are.

Is it just me??

Some of Spain's inter-passing was better than any long-ball crap we used to watch in the old days. We must remember that coaches like Pulis have all but ruined the game, so that coaches have to find a way through. Portugal, then Iceland yesterday, just stuck 10 men behind the ball, so that today's game necessitates keeping the ball until you can create an opening. Watching Iniesta, Silva, Messi etc wriggling to find that space is much better (for me) than the team that break down an attack before hoofing it up to the Rondons.