*** Official Match Thread : Spain v Chile ***

[TomandJerry]

Bye bye Spain, time for a new World Champion!

 

[Don Quixote]

Whey

 

[carteater]

Bye bye spain , the era of tiki taka is coming to an end...

 

[1066familyman]

Ouch! 2 games, 7 goals conceded, 1 scored. Going home.

Who'd have thunk it.

 

[Mowgli37]

 

[carteater]

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[Deleted member 18477]

Spain have now conceded 7... SEVEN... Without reply!

Adios Spain!

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

Having an ageing squad obviously played a major part, and Seedorf is blaming del Bosque's selections, but I think other sides have found a way round the Spanish style of football. Indeed, other Spanish sides have found a way to counter Barcelona - the fast, pressing game, which makes the possession game far less sustainable. It worked for Atletico Madrid against them and nearly for Villareal, and it's worked for the Netherlands and Chile. As Rio Ferdinand has just said, their game is too predictable.

All this, mitigating factors aside, makes me wonder why some on here are upset that we might see an end to the Spanish style under Hyypia. I'm not going to name names or go in for personal stuff, but there are a few posters I can think of in this category. I just think we need to be much more adaptable, particularly in a hard league like the Championship. Did Clement turn us down when he was first choice, I wonder, or did TB decide during the recruitment process that we needed something different?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

No chance Spain will lose this, money down the drain for anything else

I know this seems like hindsight, but I question why you thought that? Chile are an energetic side with decent players, Spain are ponderous and lack a cutting edge.