Also, my impression of the Italy Spain match is different from you guys. I though Spain looked pretty stale in the attack compared to their normal standard. Not playing
any forwards didn't help. I get that you don't want to break up the flow of the attack, but at least put a goalscorer on like Pedro, someone who can finish chances. They didn't look at all a threat to score for most of the match.
Both sides seemed to create an equalish amount of opportunities. The Italian defense was really to blame for the goal allowed. Looked lazy and unfocused for large parts of the game. Also don't know how much I like de Rossi at the center of defense.