Is Spain Soft?

January 26th, 2006 | By: Finnegan | 2 Comments »

Yesterday I proposed a Starting XI that looked like this:

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Carlos Puyol, Michel Salgado, Pablo, Del Horno,

Xabi Alonso, Guti, Luis García, Jose Antotnio Reyes ,

Fernando Torres, Morrientes

Is this the most talented Starting XI Spain has to offer. NO.

So why did I pick those guys?


Cause these are the best players NOT PLAYING IN SPAIN. Let’s face it,…La Liga’s brand of continental futbol just does not cut it when you get to the World Cup.

TrabantEver wonder why the German national team which plays with all the flair of a East German Trabant yet manages to do well cup after cup? Speed, physicality, no flair with a splash of skill mixed in. That’s the witches brew.

Have you watched a La Liga match lately? I swear I saw one player receive a pass, dribble over to the sideline grab a drink of water, a puff of the manager’s cig and then wander back out to pass the ball.

The closest thing to the speed and physicality of play we will see at WC06 has to be the EPL or the Bundisliga and that is why I choose the lineup above.

Even then…..the word that comes to mind is SOFT. I mean sure - Jose Antonio Reyes plays for Arsenal but even as a Reyes and Arsenal fan I can tell you that Reyes spends more time on his backside whinging about a play then putting up with the abuse a player of his skill will inevitably receive.

Does Spain have time to toughen up between now and the WC06 or are they doomed?



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Username By Rolf | January 26th, 2006 at 7:06 pm
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Is Ukraine tougher than Spain? Yes

Is Saudia Arabia tougher than Spain? No

Is Tunisia tougher than Spain? Maybe

I think it comes down to whether Spain can beat Tunisia. If not, they go home early. Again.

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Username By Lyle | February 21st, 2006 at 9:17 pm
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Spain is feminine to England and Germany’s masculinity.

Just look at all the metrosexual folk who play for Real Madrid: Guti, Sergio Ramos, Mejia, Beckham, and others.

Metrosexual soccer just don’t get wins at the World Cup.

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