si lo dice el Imperio

Para el blogger oficial del Guardian, que critica a Domenech por no haber arriesgado, fuimos el equipo con más clase.

Nor does it detract from Italy's deserved triumph. They were not the best team on the night, but on balance they were deserved winners of the tournament. Argentina had more class and France outplayed them here, but Italy - through their magnificent manager Marcello Lippi - had a mental courage that those two teams lacked.

Argentina took their foot off the pedal against Germany, France failed to put theirs on against Italy tonight, but Lippi and Italy judged their gear changes immaculately throughout the tournament. They knew when to drop in and defend, such as when they had 10 men against Australia, and when they began to be overrun by France, and they knew when to kick on, most famously, thrillingly and audaciously in extra-time against Germany. With a similar awareness from Domenech, his and Zidane's story might not have ended so horribly.