The Spaniards seem to be particularly skilled at frustrating their enemies. Its prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has demonstrated this politically, repeatedly angering Trump for refusing to allow the US to use a Spanish plane in the war against Iran.A few weeks later, Luis de la Fuente, the head of their national team, showed the same faith in his theory of ‘collaboration’ to disrupt the powers of football – Portugal, Belgium, France and finally the ‘untouchables’, Lionel Messiand Argentina. Spain’s World Cup success marks the return of a football empire – built not on the genius of elite players, but on the strength and passion of a team.After conquering Europe in 2024, Spain’s victory on Sunday in New York two years later completed an impressive renaissance, proving that the country’s football has evolved rather than regressed.The strategy of taking chances to keep the opposition from giving up, pioneered by Luis Aragones, gave Spain their first trophy in 2008, after 44 years.Then, he conquered the world in 2010, climbing to the top of the Vicente del Bosque stadium. The European conference organized in 2012 was very high, a delicious mix of passing knowledge and the size of the penalty box. But then, Spain lost their way in the pass.Caught in a frenzy of acquisitions, Spain rolled in the mud as Del Bosque’s men failed in 2014. At Qatar 2022, enjoying 75%, Luis Enrique’s men failed to score in 120 minutes against Morocco! Luis de la Fuente walked. As of Sunday, Spain have not lost any of their continental clashes since the 65-year-old’s appointment four years ago. La Roja won all seven games to take Euro 2024 scoring 15 goals. This time, they won seven of eight after drawing one, scoring 14 goals and conceding one. Spending ten years coaching Spain’s youth teams, he used his relationships with the players he nurtured from their youth.
Unlike many modern international teams that revolve around one winning man, Spain’s greatest strength was that no one player was the most important. Lamine Yamal looked good, Rodri controlled, Pedri dictated the pace, Nico Williams stretched the defense and Ferran Torres, the substitute, provided the decisive goal. But none of them carried the load alone. With the end of the final still in place, Rodri set up Zubimendi for his first taste of the World Cup in the 99th minute. Ideas about pictures.The creator of the reboot was De la Fuente himself. He coached Spain’s Under-19s to the European title in 2015, the Under-21s to the European Championship in 2019, and the Olympic team to silver in Tokyo before taking charge of the senior team in 2022. Many of the players who have lifted the World Cup had already learned his ideas at a young age. The players arrived in the group of adults fluent in De la Fuente’s language. The national team was just the latest step in a long journey of development.Euro 2024 provided the first glimpse of this change. Spain has abandoned the old beliefs that characterized the last years of the Xavi-Iniesta era (2008-2012). They increased speed, verticality and sport.Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams provided width and pace, while Rodri and Pedri ensured control of the midfield. The European theme was the basis of a great work that reached its logical conclusion on Sunday.