I understand your point and I don't doubt Italy will make it to the quarter finals of course they have some quality but think about the age of Pirlo or Di Natale. Anyway talking about Germany the Holland game was important especially for Gomez and Schweinsteiger to get into the tournament. If they replace Podolski with let's say Schürle or Reus game will become even better on the left side. Comparing to the other teams in the race for the Cup I only can see Spain being a hard to play team - let's see how it goes
Spain could have made ​​history by becoming the champion of euro two times in a row, with the Spanish style of play seen at least they were able to reach the final.