a match like this (and he surely did), but, from my perspective, a pure central midfielder like Nocerino would have suited the game better, Marchisio is much more dangerous when fielded higher up on the field with less defensive duties. blake on June 11, 2012 at 3:38 am In my opinion Del Bosque lost this game for Spain. I understand valuing loyalty but at what cost? Torres shouldn't be anywhere near that field and why does Xabi have to play 90 min? There is no reason to have him AND Busquets on the field together. Here's how this game should have gone: After 15 minutes of Spanish passing going nowhere Busquets should have dropped into the center back of a back 3. Allowing Xabi and Xavi to control the midfield. Arbeloa and Alba could then push up and apply pressure to Italy's wing backs AND make decent overlapping runs. In effect making it a 3-4-3. This was a great game from all perspectives but I think Del Bosque is just mismanaging this spanish team. Anonymous on June 11, 2012 at 9:41 pm 3-4-3 would have been ideal for spain given italy's formation but defensively they miss puyol. ramos is a clumsy tackler and impatient, arbeloa and busquets are slow and pique needs a talker with him to guide him through. spain look vulnerable to counter attacks, maybe del bosque new that-why else would he play alonso AND busquets. But alba and arbeloa as wingbacks wouldnt work. arbeloa isnt good enough