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Haha, it would have a been a garbage goal no matter who scored it. That's just what they're called. Rebound off the keeper, open net.faceNside said:Those "short passes" you mention are that job nobody do when he's out of the team; Raul is the main link between strikers and midfield. Just check the difference in the number of ocassions between the first (no Raul) and 2nd half in the match vs Russia.
He also stole the ball that led to the counterattack of Reyes' free kick. And about the crappy goal... If Villa had scored that it would have been because of his letal instinct or so. But it's just the geriatric Raul.
You're going to tell me that nobody else makes short passes? Cesc, Iniesta, Xavi, Senna, they all are capable of that. It's how their teams play. Raul's passes weren't a "link between strikers and midfield." In fact, I don't recall Raul giving any dangerous passes at all. I'm not putting the guy down, he played just fine, but he wasn't anywhere close to being MoM at all. What did he do that merits his picture on the front of every recap of the match?
Reyes' free kick came off a dive from Torres btw.
More importantly, what did Torres do to earn a spot on the team?? I can't believe there is any talk of benching Villa.
The match against Russia? I'm pretty sure everybody agrees that Reyes coming on in the second half changed the match.