As in 1982 and 2006, when Italian football scaled the heights, nobody predicted a win for the so-called Azzuri at Euro 2012. But amid perhaps unfair criticism that Spain have become “boring”, Italy may become the popular choice to win the competition in Kiev. Spain are not disliked, but their obsession with possession – training ground football, some say – has prompted a yawn or two throughout Euro 2012. Italy, by contrast, have got better as the competition has progressed and in Andrea Pirlo, they have possibly the player of Euro 2012. Spain’s style over the past four years into a short-passing game that has seen them field, in this competition, a 4-6-0 formation. Some say this is an arrogant selection while others point…