Like rock stars, the old chief of the law is a celebration that lasts several days, Spain is waiting in the wings of his appearance at the opening yesterday afternoon in Durban for the final game of the opening match first phase. The Swiss come to ride, too, but more on that later.
Sergio Ramos, Gerard Piqué, Cesc Fabregas, Carles Puyol, Xabi Alonso, David Villa
Getty Images seems to be a true unity in the Spanish team in the tournament
Back in Spain is a strange environment, unique in its agreement that the Red, the tournament are the best, but strangely reluctant to such unbridled optimism. The Spanish are very happy as their Latin temperament itself, but it is difficult to describe him as an eternal optimist.
The country has had many self-imposed tragedy with joy, easy to govern, and in many aspects of the national team for several years, the label of "dark horses, which are better suited, especially because a clause. But this world co-favorites for the Cup in the eyes of the bookmakers' favorite and the company in the retina of many collective international journalists.
As such, the Spanish are easy on the back foot as usual, the admiration, not knowing if they react with confidence blatantly sound clips, or PARP vuvuzela caution.
There are several reasons to rejoice. The team arrived at base camp last Friday, the student dormitory in Potchefstroom, about 130 kilometers from Johannesburg. So happy to go and the players seem so ideal and the location of facilities to promote the impression that the only negative aspect is that no Spanish correspondents able to pronounce your name appears. In fact, it has become "Potch" in newspapers.
The team's morale after the last test match against Poland exorbitant in Murcia last week, when the team certainly destroyed their visitors 6-0 in a poor game in which they (and perhaps could and should) be able to achieve a dozen doors. Spain's David Silva scored the second goal, but made by others, was a metaphor for Arsene Wenger, a Playstation "borrow incredible quality objective. It was like the Harlem Globetrotters have suddenly decided to make the hand in football. It was a goal that the team can not succeed, to invent new, but it was the perfect example for football in the fleet-footed many quick thinker and small size can make up at any time.
Neither side in the contest, without much imagination. It is a very simple thing to say but the truth is no less important. Time is not much - and only at the European Championships in 2008, decided to stay away - it's hard to see that Spain is not a bit of a dip in the tournament.
Conflicting factors are instructive on several occasions, including competition for the 2008th home is probably the first time a Spanish team has ever gone to a tournament so friendly - all for one and one for all. In Spain, under the most apolitical of decades, and although it is impossible for the political factor in all aspects of life in Spain is off, it was buying a newspaper to buy a box of candy, the accumulation of intra-South Africa refreshing without tension and sniping inter-regional team. There was no fire in the trenches have been home for the first time in living memory.
Those who only know the Spanish football scene in recent years are rewarded for their happy innocence. Spain is showing terrible festering host in 1982, however, were the rum
ors at the time that the equipment, but also carefully crafted to reflect the new democracy the opportunity to Basque, Catalan and Madrid together with the national cause was in fact the reason for the failure.Now is the only true Basque Xabi Alonso, and he plays for Real Madrid. Xavi and Carles Puyol were too many trips to Iker Casillas, I wish you all the very bad karma, and Sergio Ramos would be unlikely to recognize the words of the policy when he fired the horse's tail. Tensions alleged involvement in the camp before the team flew to the south had two goalkeepers, Pepe Reina and Victor Valdes, a seed that was supposed to their days together in Barcelona Junior Series - but this was strongly rejected inside. Everything seems calm and peaceful.
A good example is the relationship between the Spanish press and the manager, Vicente del Bosque. It has always been a Spanish tradition, well oiled and practice, that the press is despised national director, and vice versa. Things were so bad was an ancient sport with Javi Clemente, that even an outbreak of handbags in the team room in France in 1998 and, in general, is a director bait. Luis Aragones finally only managed to silence the troublesome symptoms of Raul Pro-Campo where he led the first international trophy in Spain for 44 years without a talented but often disagree captain of Real Madrid.
But Del Bosque is the paternal smoking, the father figure of a pipeline in the nation. Not blessed with a fine of Armani, who is tender, with a minimalist approach to training and conferences, which are not really something that journalists use the press against him. In the unlikely event that Spain will go to the group stage, will be honored again.
No real injury problems on the computer, or fear, Andres Iniesta, Fernando Torres reaches less than 100% fit. Torres is unlikely to start against the Swiss, but must look beyond a lot of action. Iniesta is a muscular problem in his right leg for almost a month, but so are the chances that even he would be too great to be missed. And how terrible for the rest of the team in this tournament is that Spain has more quality of the winning team of 2008.
Gerard Piqué has a decent number of potential or established center back (Carlos Marchena, Carles Puyol, Raul Albiol, Sergio Ramos), most of which are completely comfortable with the ball but not as comfortable as Pique, that possible exception of Colossus Ramos. But Vicente del Bosque other options. Alvaro Arbeloa seems as comfortable as Sergio Ramos, to complete the back or middle. lost in midfield, Spain Marcos Senna and Santi Cazorla, but Javi Martínez Bilbao won very great, and Sergio Busquets Barcelona, Xabi Alonso and has been defined as protector and slide. Juan Mata Valencia, Barcelona and Sevilla Pedro Jesús Navas hyperactive are also relatively new on the scene, and that Mata can have their work if they can play in the crucial figure Navas may emerge as a new star and Peter the center of the second half closed in tactics. Even if no one comes, is one of the players who have started, never, not even the top. Spain has three goalkeepers envy of all nations, distribution / World midfielder Alonso, and the best in the world "advanced" central axis of Xavi Hernandez. This is not a source of Chicken 30, but shows no signs of abating. Iniesta has the freedom to walk, and Cesc Fabregas is not even guaranteed a place.
Jesus Navas, Fernando Llorente
Getty Images Fernando Llorente (R) offers a different option Judicial Spain
Until recently, David Villa stronger than ever, and, where applicable, the defense managed to cope with his movement and its many utilities, Bilbao striker is new on the block, Fernando Llorente, a good number "Crouch" that can terrorize present in the air. Spain can be the basis and if the request for an opportunity.
What can go wrong? Well, that football is a fun game and everything seems a bit too perfect for Spain. Of his three opponents for the group stage, the opposition of Chile, before more difficult, because the Swiss are not what they were, and Honduras are in little danger. Spain should also occur in a random drawing by the Chileans, there is always the possibility that the second in the group and meeting the winner of Group G in the second round. G winners could also Brazil, which would establish a meeting earlier that no one wants nuclear, at this point.
It is unlikely, but it is precisely this possibility that anyone in the Spanish camp for relaxation - often a problem in the past when the team was in a given situation, apparently comfortable. Logic dictates that Spain can win their first World Cup neutrals to keep them happy and give a boost to a country sinking slowly in the shade of the economic crisis. But that logic is not always decisive, the interesting thing Sun Football
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