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 el...