Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has been discussing the successful approach of the team that has seen them clinch European and world accolades, and reckons it is their own unique style of play that has made them so difficult to beat.
The experienced tactician was speaking in an interview with FIFA.com, where he assessed the opposition attempting to overcome La Roja at Euro 2012, and also the style of play that helped Spain to World Cup glory in South Africa.
He commented firstly on his own side, saying: “First and foremost, the fact is that we don’t copy anyone, and secondly it is due to the type of players we have. With the midfielders we’ve got it’s impossible to play anything other than a possession game and mix long balls up with short ones.
“We have our strong points and we can’t go against them, but no team is complete without having some defensive strength too. In our case that’s our ability to close the opposition down and win the ball back.”
He added that some opponents make it extremely difficult for Spain to play as they would like, continuing: “Some of the teams we played knew exactly what they had to do to stop us from playing. Chile and Paraguay counteracted us extremely well and we found it really hard to adapt to their gameplans.
“You have to congratulate them on their defensive play in particular. They didn’t cause us too many problems up front but in terms of organisation they did very well against us.”
Del Bosque also added that he intends to keep faith in the players that managed to defeat the Netherlands in Soccer City in July, and that he expects the squad to remain essentially the same for Euro 2012, and possibly for the 2014 World Cup.
He stated: “I can see virtually all of the world champions making 2012 and most of them getting to 2014, but we need to be on our guard if they don’t. There were quite a few differences between the squads we had in Vienna and in Johannesburg. We had seven or eight new players in South Africa, so it’s something that’s ongoing.”
Spain face Lithuania on Friday evening before heading to Glasgow to face Scotland next Tuesday.
The experienced tactician was speaking in an interview with FIFA.com, where he assessed the opposition attempting to overcome La Roja at Euro 2012, and also the style of play that helped Spain to World Cup glory in South Africa.
He commented firstly on his own side, saying: “First and foremost, the fact is that we don’t copy anyone, and secondly it is due to the type of players we have. With the midfielders we’ve got it’s impossible to play anything other than a possession game and mix long balls up with short ones.
“We have our strong points and we can’t go against them, but no team is complete without having some defensive strength too. In our case that’s our ability to close the opposition down and win the ball back.”
He added that some opponents make it extremely difficult for Spain to play as they would like, continuing: “Some of the teams we played knew exactly what they had to do to stop us from playing. Chile and Paraguay counteracted us extremely well and we found it really hard to adapt to their gameplans.
“You have to congratulate them on their defensive play in particular. They didn’t cause us too many problems up front but in terms of organisation they did very well against us.”
Del Bosque also added that he intends to keep faith in the players that managed to defeat the Netherlands in Soccer City in July, and that he expects the squad to remain essentially the same for Euro 2012, and possibly for the 2014 World Cup.
He stated: “I can see virtually all of the world champions making 2012 and most of them getting to 2014, but we need to be on our guard if they don’t. There were quite a few differences between the squads we had in Vienna and in Johannesburg. We had seven or eight new players in South Africa, so it’s something that’s ongoing.”
Spain face Lithuania on Friday evening before heading to Glasgow to face Scotland next Tuesday.
Spain Coach Vicente Del Bosque: We Don't Copy Anyone Else
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