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Nolito Can Be Spain's Secret Weapon in Pursuit of Euro 2016 Glory

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jun 2 2016 12:40
Nolito Can Be Spain's Secret Weapon in Pursuit of Euro 2016 Glory Prior to Spain’s 6-1 trouncing of South Korea on Wednesday, the Taegeuk Warriors had gone 891 minutes without conceding a goal. Of course, the meeting with Spain was always going to pose a significant threat for South Korea, but they were blown away when the two teams met in midweek. Vicente D...
Categories: Euro 2016

Team Focus: Spain Must Maintain Newfound Vigour at Euro 2016

by Miguel Delaney at Wednesday, Oct 14 2015 11:10
Team Focus: Spain Must Maintain Newfound Vigour at Euro 2016 It was quite a claim - and quite a concern - for a Spanish side that have gone through something of an identity crisis of late. It was also an indication of the crossroads the defending European champions are at.“To choose just 23 players for Euro 2016 will be a problem,” manager Vicente...
Categories: Team Focus

Team Focus: Striker Search Goes on as Spain Seek Revenge

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Mar 31 2015 11:34
Team Focus: Striker Search Goes on as Spain Seek Revenge Alvaro Morata’s goal in Spain’s 1-0 win over Ukraine on Friday night has led to plenty of praise in the local media, with the Juventus centre-forward’s first senior international goal featuring on the front of both AS and Marca the following morning, amid claims that Spain had fina...
Categories: Team Focus

Player Focus: First Team Football In Question as Form of Old Evades Iniesta

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Jan 27 2015 13:07
Player Focus: First Team Football In Question as Form of Old Evades Iniesta It seems almost heresy to say it, but should Andrés Iniesta really still be an automatic starter for club and country? The statistics suggest that so far this season the World Cup, double European Championship, three-time Champions League and six-time La Liga winner has fallen some distance f...
Categories: Player Focus

Team Focus: Who Are Germany's Main Rivals For Euro 2016?

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Jul 15 2014 11:21
Team Focus: Who Are Germany's Main Rivals For Euro 2016? If Germany were fourth favourites for the World Cup behind Brazil, Spain and Argentina at the start of the tournament, then they are unlikely to occupy a similar position in the stakes for Euro 2016 – and not only due to the absence of the South American pair. Joachim Löw had not only the...
Categories: Team Focus

Team Focus: Revised Spain Approach Fails to Reap the Rewards

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jun 19 2014 17:30
Team Focus: Revised Spain Approach Fails to Reap the Rewards On Wednesday evening, Spain’s bid to retain their World Cup crown came to a premature end, not with a bang, but a whimper. The defending champions crashed out of the tournament following their 2-0 defeat to Chile, this coming off the back of their 5-1 thumping from the Netherlands last we...
Categories: Team Focus

Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 13 2014 10:55
Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain It's perhaps the glamour tie of the first round of fixtures - arguably the group stages as a whole - and on just the second day of the World Cup no less. Spain face Netherlands in a repeat of the 2010 final, with the Dutch looking to thwart the reigning champions in 90 minutes once more.In what will...
Categories: Match Focus

Player Focus: What Diego Costa's Absence Would Mean for Spain's Strikeforce

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, May 29 2014 10:58
Player Focus: What Diego Costa's Absence Would Mean for Spain's Strikeforce Even in his own calmly serene manner, Vicente Del Bosque couldn’t hide Diego Costa’s utter importance to Spain. “We will wait until the last minute before making our decision”, the manager said, as doubt persisted about the nature of the Atlético Madrid forward’s...
Categories: Player Focus

Player Focus: What Diego Costa Would Add to Spain's Strikeforce

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, May 29 2014 10:02
Even in his own calmly serene manner, Vicente Del Bosque couldn’t hide Diego Costa’s utter importance to Spain. “We will wait until the last minute before making our decision”, the manager said, as doubt persisted about the nature of the Atlético Madrid forward’s...
Categories: Player Focus

Player Focus: What Diego Costa Would Add to Spain's Strikeforce

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, May 29 2014 10:02
Even in his own calmly serene manner, Vicente Del Bosque couldn’t hide Diego Costa’s utter importance to Spain. “We will wait until the last minute before making our decision”, the manager said, as doubt persisted about the nature of the Atlético Madrid forward’s...
Categories: Player Focus