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De la Fuente's Spain copies that of Aragon / "La Roja" arrives qualified to us, like 16 years ago
2024-06-22 13:47:17 / SPORT
It was the year 2008 when Spain would start its journey towards football dominance in Europe and the world, with a treble of trophies, two European and one world among them. After the resounding victory over Croatia, but above all after that brilliant performance against Italy on Thursday evening, euphoria has erupted in Spain.
The fact is that in the first two meetings in the group, Spain excelled, securing the ticket to the 1/8 finals as first place. This means that in the match against Albania, Luis de la Fuente has the luxury of changing the entire starting team. It is the second time that Spain experiences this situation in a European. The first was in 2008, when after beating Russia 4-1 on debut and 2-1 against Sweden on day two, the team played in Salzburg against Greece with a completely changed eleven. The only starter who played the first three matches in the group was Iniesta, who was looking for rhythm after a virus that made him arrive at the Euros with difficulty. The outlook for Dusseldorf is identical, with Laporte in the same situation experienced by Iniesta. But this is not the only way to personify what was experienced in 2008. Luis Aragones arrived at the European Championship surrounded by criticism for the "Raul case" and with the departure of the coach from the Spanish bench at the end of the European Championship. This caused the team to build a shell around their coach to protect themselves from everything coming from the outside. This also happened with De la Fuente.
STYLE CHANGE- In 2008, the team underwent a very clear style change. Since the 1-3 draw in Aarhus, the essence of the team had changed, having as a vital core the "little ones" (Xavi, David Silva, Iniesta, Fabregas, Kacorla). This Spain of 2024 also represents a change in the way the game is understood. The faces of this change are Niko Williams and Lamine Jamal, the team's two wing forwards. In 2008, FIFA threatened to leave Spain out of the Euros for what it considered government intervention to oust then-president Villar. The same scenario was present in April and May due to the earthquake that started with Rubiales and is continuing with Pedro Roça.
RAMOS, RAUL, ASENSIO, MORIENTES... There are also similarities in the list of assembled players. If Ramos was Raul, Asensio was Morientes, his downfall seemingly fixed. A player who looked like a filler and was very important entered the final list of Luis Aragones: Santi Cacorla. Against Italy, Ajoze Perez put his hand up to be the Kacorla of 2024. If there was a goalkeeper like Iker Casijas in that team, 16 years later, Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon is also a starter, being the goalkeeper with the fewest goals of suffered in La Liga. That of 2008 is a unique generation in football history. But he arrived in Austria without any recognition when playing with the national team. None of them had the status they later achieved. Perhaps Kasijas was the best known. The rest were told that yes, they are good, but... Almost a carbon copy team like the one from 2008.
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