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Sid Lowe on why control is the key

Portugal and Spain superstar know that if you have the ball the opposition can not score. And Spain have the ball almost always

late on Saturday night in the basement of the Donbass Arena as Spain had beat France 2-0 to reach the semi-final against Portugal, a team coach Vicente forest blown cheeks. "How," he said, "we will stop Cristiano Ronaldo? Pfff ... with a bow?"

Spain could try. Or they could try what they did last time. And the time before. After all, it works very well. Italy, Russia, Germany, Portugal, Paraguay, Germany again, Holland, France: they all tried and failed all of them. Spain have already spent eight consecutive knockout in three competitions without conceding a goal. How do you try to leave Spain Ronaldo? How he stopped. The way to stop all

"Ronaldo is one of the best in the world and has incredible qualities," said Gerard Piqué, who confronted the Portuguese 14 times, winning nine and losing only two. "But it is not single duel is collective The key is to control the game if we have the ball, which will lead us to participate less problems ... "

And there, in a word, it is. Spain has kept more clean sheets and conceded fewer than anyone in the Euro 2012. Just as they did in South Africa in 2010 and at Euro 2008. "We have," said Del Bosque, "based on the effectiveness of defensive order. 'Ai was very strong." The thing is that this is defense, but not as we know it. There are few heroic tackles last resort, for a simple reason: it is rarely necessary for one minute last heroic tackles. You can dig trenches and resist the assault. No attack. Spain have questioned the clichés, the typical application of words like pragmatism, defensive and competitive.

Your game can be summed up in one word: control. The difficulty lies in the ability to exercise control technique. And this is what distinguishes Spain on the other. Tiki-taka always had a defensive aspect. Now, conditioned by the price and opponents who stand before them, for their own development, which is more evident than ever. Now it has become another aspect: the debate on Spain is "boring"

Spain completed more passes than anyone in the tournament for the third consecutive time. His great tournament, 654, 163 is more than the best of Germany. In the first half against France, made 316 passes - more than Portugal had succeeded in two complete sets. In total, the difference between the two teams is 3211 against 1754.

defensive control of Spain became more pronounced. Opta statistics show 68.2% of possession by 65.2% in 2010 and 56.6% in 2008. The establishment of two midfielders Xabi Alonso and Sergio Busquets deep, occupying the space formerly occupied by Marcos Senna, one reason. It is also a defensive midfielder rather than Barcelona, ??stressing that the main concern is the control Del Bosque. It is tempting to see some fear as: price, a unique tournament three race is so close, but feels like an obligation. They have much to lose.

against France, Spain dominated possession again. However, their back four were great and were more defensive in the traditional sense, revealed another shift. Xavi says: "It was hot, we were tired and we played 10-15 meters in depth if you do not play very well, competition, and they were serious.". Xavi, whose influence was lower in this tournament than the previous two, he had received the whole game was suggested by his comment. " Needs must "


The other reason for this change is the enemy - a key factor in the discussion Spain-are boring. You never had a team whose superiority has been assimilated and the world. Spain faces the bus parked, always afraid of teams open and helpless to try something else to survive, remain in the game, protection, and hope. This is the true measure of how good they are. However, if this tactic has helped mitigate attack Spain, facilitated his defense.



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