Spanish start with a vuvuzela and not with a bang

People till yestaday had to say that the U.S. drawing against England was the biggest upset but yestadays spanish defeat was such a big defeat that when people talk about the world cup 2010 this day will come up to every one’s mind.
Kudos to the Swiss for beating La Furia Roja. The tournament needed that. And arguably, so did Spain. In the run-up to the Cup, its players and coach spent too much time protesting, disingenuously, that they were not the favorites. That struck me as the wrong tone: it suggested they were spending too much time worrying about the tag. Spain are always considered to be one of the prime contenders for any world cup but they end up disapointing the fans and the football freternity by a dismal performance in the round of 16 or the quarter finals leading them to a way back home. But this time they were the actual favorites being the Europian champions. And also having lost just one out of the last 48 matches expectation riding on their shoulders were very high. Here's hoping the defeat will act like a bucket of cold water in Spanish faces, forcing them to quit thinking about who is and isn't the favorite, and instead concentrate on playing the beautiful game they're capable of.
The avuncular Vincente del Bosque has work to do, infusing his disheartened troops. But he should be able to convince them that they can make short work of Honduras and Chile -- provided they play like they're the favorites.