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The game keeps moving on, but no-one told Spain…

Chris Dunlavy

Spain's elimination from the World Cup was an object lesson in the importance of moving with the times.
England’s achilles heel during the Golden Generation years was Sven-Goran Eriksson’s fanatical devotion to 4-4-2, a hangover from the 90s rendered obsolete by the emergence of five-man midfields.
For all their talent, England were perpetually outnumbered. Similarly, Luis Enrique’s insistence on retaining possession is a throwback to the football of ten years ago that was effectively countered by the high-pressing, semi-direct style of teams like Liverpool (and everybody els...

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