EURO 2016 Qualifying

[Sumlit]

IMO first half, Koke has been the best player for Spain.

Fabregas and Silva have been really poor.

 

[Sumlit]

Ooo that was close.

 

[Icarium]

Iker just lol. That was really horrible. Stupid goal to concede. I hope he does more of this in clasico.

 

[Flavia]

Spain lack fresh ideas. Vdb isn't the man to do it, though.

 

[Gnidrologist]

IMO first half, Koke has been the best player for Spain.

Fabregas and Silva have been really poor.

Huh? Koke seems like Sergi Roberto of Spain's NT. He didn't do a single positive move from where i sit.

I really don't understand why Del Bosque doesn't drop attempts to maintain tiki-taka. It doesn't work anymore. Especially given he is trying to integrate Costa. Costa needs direct passes. He wont make one-twos with Silva and Iniesta to walk the ball into the net and in all fairness, it doesn't seem that this Spain can do it at all anymore. Would be better to revert back to the style that was used under Aragones.

 

[Sumlit]

Huh? Koke seems like Sergi Roberto of Spain's NT. He didn't do a single positive move from where i sit.

I really don't understand why Del Bosque doesn't drop attempts to maintain tiki-taka. It doesn't work anymore. Especially given he is trying to integrate Costa. Costa needs direct passes. He wont make one-twos with Silva and Iniesta to walk the ball into the net and in all fairness, it doesn't seem that this Spain can do it all anymore. Would be better to revert back to the style that was used under Aragones.

You're not watching closely then. Koke is the lead tackler and lead passer so far in this game. He played well.

 

[Gnidrologist]

Tackler, maybe. His passes are all to the safety, nothing adventurous, which is what this team sorely needs.

 

[CuleLife4Life]

Spain's era of domination is over but that doesn't mean they don't have potential to field a great team. There are an abundance of Spanish youth ready but with VDB at the helms, they won't get their chance until all of the 2008-2014 team retires. Prime example being De Gea who should really be starting right now.

And Koke has been playing great. One of the lucky ones because I'm sure if Xavi hadn't retired, he'd be playing right now.

 

[Flavia]

I really don't understand why Del Bosque doesn't drop attempts to maintain tiki-taka. It doesn't work anymore. Especially given he is trying to integrate Costa. Costa needs direct passes. He wont make one-twos with Silva and Iniesta to walk the ball into the net and in all fairness, it doesn't seem that this Spain can do it at all anymore. Would be better to revert back to the style that was used under Aragones.

Yes, back to that style would be better. Maybe vdb will realize it someday.

 

[Sumlit]

Tackler, maybe. His passes are all to the safety, nothing adventurous, which is what this team sorely needs.

He's playing with 3 attacking midfielders infront of him, he's role today is to circulate the ball and make himself available for support. He is doing this well.

 

[Sumlit]

Pedro for Albiol.

 

[Alik]

really Casillas should have the degnity to just resign from international football.

I'm a big Casillas fan, but I agree.

 

[Sumlit]

Too much gilding the lily from Spain. Need faster passing if you're going to break the bus.

 

[Alarcón]

I really don't understand why Del Bosque doesn't drop attempts to maintain tiki-taka. It doesn't work anymore. Especially given he is trying to integrate Costa. Costa needs direct passes. He wont make one-twos with Silva and Iniesta to walk the ball into the net and in all fairness, it doesn't seem that this Spain can do it at all anymore.

So wait, if Spain lose to Slovakia, tiki-taka is dead, but if Barça win 6 out of 7 games and concede 0 goals with the exact same style it counts for nothing?

Would be better to revert back to the style that was used under Aragones.

Aragones, the guy whose team was the role model for Pep's tiki-taka?

 

[evilhita666]

Aragones, the guy whose team was the role model for Pep's tiki-taka?

I agree, if anything VdB was lucky Aragonés left him a fully functioning team with a established play style and mentality, allowing him to ride Luis' lightning until the 2012 euros...