So begins and ends the speech by Andrew G Haldane, Executive Director, Financial Stability and member of the Financial Policy Committee, co-authored by Vasileios Madouros, Economist, Bank of England.
However, it was Greece who had the first genuine goalscoring chance of the match inside two minutes when unmarked left-back Vasileios Torosidis thumped a half-volley from 10 yards just over from Georgios Karagounis's corner.