The one thing that made the Spanish the best footballers in the world
The IndependentTake a moment to check out this statistic. The Spanish FA may have been rightly pilloried last year after the World Cup debacle with boss Luis Rubiales, but back in the 1990s, they were the most far-sighted, revolutionary body in world football. An indication of just how good the system was, in the English Premier League three of the four clubs to gain Champions League qualification last season were directed by those schooled in the Spanish system: Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Mikel Arteta at Arsenal and Unai Emery at Aston Villa. open image in gallery Sergio Ramos, Xavi Hernandez, Pedro Rodriguez, Carles Puyol, Fernando Llorente and Fernando Torres their 2010 World Cup win Possession football, easy on the eye, progressive ability, everyone comfortable on the ball and those youth players learned how to win tournaments. open image in gallery The Spanish team before the final of the 2023 Women’s World Cup However, the mood abruptly changed when Xavi Hernandez, the Barcelona skipper, and Iker Casillas of Real Madrid, came together to publicly insist that club partisanship should play no part in the international game.
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