*)CLOCKWORK ORANGE NO LONGER TICKS#$

So we both lost, The Netherlands and Italy. There goes our entire group. First Romania and France and now the other two. For the first time I was really supportive of our Dutch team, I guess I felt more connected to them in Canterbury then normally is the case. But on Saturday evening they reminded me once again why normally I'm not that supportive. Their game play was so slow. I wanted them to be dynamic and fresh like the Russians were, but apparently they didn't manage to bring back that fighting spirit that had brought them this far.



Yesterday Spain got through, which was very well deserved. Overall I liked watching the match as both teams really tried and especially the first half went by in no time. Lots of tears at the Italian's side. Well, they were world champions for a while. It's time for another team to shine. I think Spain has a pretty good chance to win Euro 2008 and I hope they do.