Spain are through to the World Cup final after producing arguably the best tactical performance of the tournament to beat France 2-0 - but how did Luis de la Fuente’s side dominate one of the competit
On the Porro goal, the lazy guy was not Barcola but Doué. Doué had just replaced Barcola in the preceding minute and, obviously, Spain took advantage of Doué being still incompletely focused on the game.
OK? Any 3 player you select will most likely form a triangle. I don't think these triangles explains their tactic, you sound great drawing out a "Perfect triangle" where france also had a perfect triangle with any 3 men. It was their Press and the defence work rate that France couldn't figure out, plus massively compounded by playing from behind, where France isn't used to.
OK guys, listen up. This is exactly the reason why France's turbo-charged attack force was neutralised...
Spain's possession football is the reason why Spain has only conceded one goal in the WC.
Spain's possession football is the reason why France always trips and falls over a Spanish hurdle.
But why is that, I still hear you asking ????
Here is a BIG Clue: Torpedoes need time to arm themselves immediately after they have been fired; otherwise, they won't explode on impact.
Spain knew that even mighty France needed a little time on the ball to settle into the game,
Time to start feeling the game
and then play their way into the game.
In other words, France wasn't OFF their game,
They didn't have an OFF day.
Spain just didn't allow them enough ball possession to switch their power game "ON."
It's that simple.
But Spain also needs to be switched on, and their on switch is Lamine Yamal.
Spain does not get to the Final without Lamine Yamal, because Lamine is the ultimate disruptor.
Just his presence on the field is enough to unsettle the opposition.
He always finds a way to affect the game in some way, shape, or form.
Spain play with more confidence when LY is on the
Como un tercio viejo se plantó la selección española en el campo de batalla, arcabuceros, piqueros y rodeleros cumplieron con su misión, los franceses fueron incapaces de romper la formación. Aspa de borgoña flameando al viento, sólo es libre el hombre que no tiene miedo, nunca temeré si va en columna el tercio.
i am the best footballer ever, i see heads turn then i make my runs. i study the mathematics of football and i get it all perfect. my kicks are all perfect. if you look left I run right. nobody comes close to me.
I think I am going to open a can of worms here, but regardless of whether we win the cup on Sunday or not, it's going to be a bit of an embarrassment for Real Madrid.
Barcola got lazy on the Porro goal because he was sitting on the bench cooling his heels. Doue was the one circled at 7:20. At 8:44 , you said Lucas just switches off and just doesn't see Yamal. But, if you watch the clip fully, you will see that Lucas did turn his head to locate Yamal just before the ball arrived to his head (while the ball was still mid-flight). Yamal, cleverly waits until Lucas's head is turned back again to make the quick run behind him. This is less about Lucas and more on game awareness of Yamal.
Shawn Custis actually proving he's the pro at this, not just the boss. I did not expect that, but I loved it. 😂
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Both this worrld cup, and last worl cup it was clear
The referee snd VAR are always on the french team's side
DOUE !
DOUE !
Spain's possession football is the reason why Spain has only conceded one goal in the WC.
Spain's possession football is the reason why France always trips and falls over a Spanish hurdle.
But why is that, I still hear you asking ????
Here is a BIG Clue: Torpedoes need time to arm themselves immediately after they have been fired; otherwise, they won't explode on impact.
Spain knew that even mighty France needed a little time on the ball to settle into the game,
Time to start feeling the game
and then play their way into the game.
In other words, France wasn't OFF their game,
They didn't have an OFF day.
Spain just didn't allow them enough ball possession to switch their power game "ON."
It's that simple.
But Spain also needs to be switched on, and their on switch is Lamine Yamal.
Spain does not get to the Final without Lamine Yamal, because Lamine is the ultimate disruptor.
Just his presence on the field is enough to unsettle the opposition.
He always finds a way to affect the game in some way, shape, or form.
Spain play with more confidence when LY is on the