The Tactics Behind Spain's Dominance | How Spain Created The Most Dominant Team 2008-2012 |

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[@FootballMadeSimple]

Where do they rank amongst all international sides?

[@shwetamathur8626]

No 1

[@najmussabir6051]

Even the rivals says that Spain and Barcelona side from 2008-2012 was the greatest team of all time.

[@youtubeperson3111]

@Satvik Gupta pressure by media

[@keyaanmunshi1010]

No5

[@vincegonzalez2171]

Right at the very top.

[@dsquare2803]

Everyone forgot David villa 😒. He was the most important player in that team after xavi & Iniesta

[@lexkanyima2195]

Indeed

[@DazedAndConfuzing]

Agreed. His movement and finishing brought them that extra step they needed in the 2008, 2010 tournaments.

[@samnowlin2792]

Spain ain’t really had a proper number 9 which is the reason

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@samnowlin2792 David Villa is a number 9

[@RasenRendanX]

No one forgets villa. his goals helped spain to the WC final

[@rushinbhatt3861]

"If you watch the game, you don't see Busquets. But, if you watch Busquets, then you see the whole game" -Vicente del Bosque 🔥🔥🔥

[@sajad4716]

Still don't know why deep lying midfielders like busquets are still underrated

[@mandhemjallow1333]

Fact

[@RasenRendanX]

Busquets was the Kante before Kante

[@chetananand8247]

@@sajad4716 noting down what DMs do is not made for the salty kids. Those who watch football know how is Bosquets

[@nobody9009]

@@RasenRendanX busi was the kante with the ball control of dennis bergkamp

[@mezzalahd]

The fact that the Spanish squad was predominately Barca players helped them, as there was a lot of chemistry

[@samnowlin2792]

Even the once’s that were not Barca were Madrid

[@moneymaker2024]

David Villa wasn’t a barca player during WC 2010 and Euro 2008 who was the top scorer for them and their captain wasn’t barca player either

[@mezzalahd]

@@moneymaker2024 I said predominately, meaning not all

[@JoseBenitezBaron]

@@mezzalahd in 2008 there were more Valencia's players than Barça's

[@mezzalahd]

@@JoseBenitezBaron No one gives a shit about 2008, in 2008, Spain were less dominant that 2010-16, in contrast

[@bioferdinand9962]

Really missing the time when Xavi and Iniesta dominated world football

[@patrickfoster_media5451]

You are stuck with Modrich now lol 😆, well at least he scores goals and runs alot even as a 37 year old. Damn, what has Football come to.

[@saibalghosh7363]

David Silva, Sergio Busquets, David Villa... The most underrated legends of the dominant Spanish side

[@arithmetic7105]

Pedro Rodriguez also

[@saibalghosh7363]

@@arithmetic7105 Yes he also.

[@patrickfoster_media5451]

If they were Croatian they'd have a Balon dor, and each would've been seen as the Greatest of their country, but...the Midfield aliens exist in Spain so they're not.

[@summerlove7779]

Lol, Silva was mostly benched in 2010.

[@lokchucklindryfry94]

if i'm remembering correctly, the dutch side in 2010 final were capable of such football but opted for an opposite approach

[@robertwill23]

they def werent capable bc they didnt have enough quality for that. so they focused on disrupting the play. overall, i think they wanted not to allow Spain settle into comfy possession (after they saw how passive Germany played) so they tried to win the balls back and press Spanish and they succeeded in breaking up Spanish' rthythm. but also got carried away with physicality. they lacked players like Davidtz, Bergkamp, Seedorf

[@kumayasei]

I remember watching the 2010 world cup final in my parent's restaurant being a kid. It was so exciting to see everyone around supporting that football style, that ideas of team effort, selfishless passing and cooperation

[@najmussabir6051]

If i would watch this video without voice and closed eyes,i could easily detect which video is this because of the music in the background. Spanish Vibes ❤️

[@IronMetal]

cliché music

[@enrileindro]

When you have great midfielders such as Xavi, Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Busquets, Fabregas, David Silva playing together, you don't really need a striker..

[@RasenRendanX]

well euro 2012 proved that

[@damdefensor]

Just think about the fact that Silva just play one match (Spain-Switzerland) in the WC and after that he didn’t play again, Silva in the bench!! Incredible

[@rafekatchadorian465]

squad was so deep they could've just played with the bench

[@patrickfoster_media5451]

4 out of the 6 are All Time Great Midfielders. 4...All timers playing together..unheard of almost in the entire history of football. Complemented by World class Mids on the bench like Mata, Cesc, Isco, Cazorla etc.

[@HenSt-gz7qj]

having half of the national squad came from the same team (Barcelona) really helps them in chemistry.

[@fishyfish6510]

What a team! I am glad I started watching football during their era in 2010. It was the best international team that I've witnessed till date

[@rubhanrafi1177]

Greatest national team ever in my opinion based on such a complex way of playing for a national team. Hope we win something with Luis Enrique n the new crop of players coming through.

[@RasenRendanX]

the new Spain has a solid base. The question is the striker. Costa didnt really work out and Morata is always up and down but that man Ferran torres looks like a good threat

[@kung-fukennyfamily]

Who's else missing Iniesta, Xavi and Casillas💔, Spain was unbeatable during these Legends era🌍 👇

[@shwetamathur8626]

Isco,Thiago and De Gea are trying to replace them (though none of them would be able to)

[@keyaanmunshi1010]

Me

[@vincegonzalez2171]

Andres Iniesta was my favorite player in the world. Possibly of all time.

[@GM-kj7sy]

@@vincegonzalez2171 mine too

[@user-vg9bo2uf1p]

@@shwetamathur8626 & Morata trying to replace Villa😒

[@verybigpaddy]

What a team. Made me fall in love with football.

[@robbieray9164]

This Spanish team made me a Barca fan, I loved how they played

[@GM-kj7sy]

This is by far and away the most well drilled international team the world has seen.They might have got boring to watch but the results were never in doubt

[@RasenRendanX]

results are all that matter after all.

[@robertwill23]

@@RasenRendanX really? maybe, you are right. because I wonder would many people still remember Barca as they do now if Barca never won CL? or Spain only won Euro in 2008? i guess because of wins style of play got more recognition. but at the same time Dutch team of 80s and 90s always beloved but only won Euros.

[@GM-kj7sy]

@@RasenRendanX nope.Its the way that its done that matters the most.If u get the process absolutely bang on then the results will follow

[@jeremycraig4641]

Are you bored by the slickest lock-pick passing you've ever seen? Besides, it was the sides they played parking the bus that made things boring, when teams came to actually play goals rained down.

[@damdefensor]

@@RasenRendanX both things are equally matter, if you win many trophies without playing well, you are gonna be remember forever that’s true, but if you play as no one did before, charming every one, and winning just one trophy, you are gonna be remembered as well.

[@shwetamathur8626]

Me: trying to be early My WiFi: And that's when I took it personally

[@ajmalaj4381]

My dream fantasy match is between the Spain 2012 team and Jurgen Klopp's liverpool. A team with six unpressable midfield masteros vs an ultra high energetic pressing machine

[@diipadaik]

Iniesta would show Liverpool it's place.

[@shuelahmed9392]

Henderson a maestro ? 😲

[@joevolcano6720]

Their Euro 2012 team was the best incarnation of those three titles they won in a row. Those six creative midfielders (and no striker) playing with so much harmony and such precision is something I still cannot believe. Either this Spanish golden generation are the best team ever in International football or a very close second to Brazil in 1970.

[@najmussabir6051]

Man this was my request few months ago!!!!!! Thank You ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mfadhillahbasyar9320]

In that era the El classico was intense af Ramos,Pique,Xabi,Iniesta,Casillas,Xavi and other spanish players were crushing each other in El classico, but how the fuck did they manage to be so solid together in the National Team? Especially Ramos XD

[@lexkanyima2195]

Unit as a team

[@hunterjourney2609]

Been waiting for this video for a while

[@vincegonzalez2171]

I was just beginning to get into football when the 08 Euro happened, so I wasn't so much into the tactical side. I have Spanish ancestry, so Spain was always my team. By the time the 2010 World Cup came around, I was so excited for what I considered to already be among the best teams ever (admittedly biased). And I paid more attention to the tactics, but was still uneducated enough to just assume that they were a strong defensive side who loved killer passes. Now I have such a deeper appreciation for how my favorite national team of all time played their way to complete dominance. Thank you for this! iViva España!

[@siutadru]

Was waiting for this 👌😊

[@kingejiro]

FMS how are you able to analyze games in such high detail??? Like how many videos/past games do you study?! Your work is brilliant man

[@chiccojoel8769]

For me that was the ultimate football team of my life.they were not working hard but smart

[@indianrailfan1538]

Silva literally was one of the greats in that era....

[@patrickfoster_media5451]

Better than any Midfielder currently playing, maybe only Modric is on the same level. Goes to show what we were dealing with in Iniesta and Xavi.

[@RasenRendanX]

2008 Euros made me fall for Spain and the twin strike pair of Torres and Villa. 2 of mt fave strikers ever.

[@gboy5307]

Really love your video if you don't mind me asking which app did you use to make the videos as simple as that

[@rickrolllord69]

You have hinted this for a very long time

[@SA-ge5cj]

Damn, that was a 🔥ass breakdown. Gracias

[@Div-8739]

One of the most Dominant national teams of all time, specifically the late 2000's and early 2010's, I don't think any national team will be able to replicate that 4 year dominance ever again.

[@RichardFlores2K]

Barça's playing system, also known as el juego de posicion or simply as tiki taka, had influenced the Spanish team. Some people say this style of play is very boring to see due to the passing rotations and ball possession however this system can give more attacking flexibility and tactical mobility like the total football. That's why I like this style of play. In my opinion, it's a bit like the triangle offense and the ball movement play in basketball tactics. 🏀⚽️

[@lexkanyima2195]

It's the philosophy

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

In 2008 tiki-taka didn't exist and Luis Aragones were never a coach known for advocate that style of playing... so, no, it wasn't Barcelona's influence in the beginning.

[@GM-kj7sy]

@@JulioLeonFandinho Spain did play tiki taka for a very very long time.So did Barca.But the reason why the Guardiola team was renown as the tiki taka team is because positional play improves tiki taka.The basic idea of positional play came into place at Spain too as majority of the team was Barca players.And hence tiki taka flourished

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

@@GM-kj7sy I'm spanish, so you don't need to lecture me about it... what I was trying to state is that there's the believe that Spain squad took its inspiration from Guardiola, and that's simply not true, or not completely true. The fact that, specially Del Bosque, used the majority of Barcelona players, made the national team play similar to Barcelona in some ways (as you said)... but just because the specific style of playing of Xavi and Iniesta, specially Xavi who was the orchestra conductor on both teams. But the differences between Spain and Barça were more than small

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@JulioLeonFandinho it was 2 months prior

[@covenantchildmedia8100]

Xavi and Iniesta were 2 in 1. I love Xavi for the passes and Iniesta for dribble.

[@nthydro-beam1016]

As a Dutchman this is hard to watch because of the world cup

[@vta2265]

Dude, I was flying with KLM on that night, and my plane got delayed for the final. The pilot was keeping us updated, and when Heitinga got sent off and Spain scored, you can hear his disappointment behind transmission

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@vta2265 ouch

[@nthydro-beam1016]

@@vta2265 I know that feeling

[@L47M]

You'll get another chance in 2022.

[@vta2265]

@@L47M Gotta improve attacking wise though. To my understanding, Holland doesn't have a good pure striker since RVP. That's why Depay has been playing there

[@jptt2895]

Not sure if you’ve already made one, but I’d love a vid on the Dutch 433 use

[@MrLuger-jp9kd]

TORRES was so underrated

[@AA-ys5pl]

Continuing with the possession theme could we see a LVG's United video pls? Not seen them covered much by anyone

[@Azza.10]

He didn't have the players necessary for the system. never got his targets in the transfer window.

[@lxfj2128]

Just imagine messi chose Spain too my God

[@donaldduck2756]

where’s everyone at? keep up the vids tho!

[@damdefensor]

Arbeloa it was a gave to the rivals cos it never was fair play 11 against 11. He was so lucky for having the best spot in the stadium to see Spain playing and wining the WC.

[@mohamed_is_him]

Please make (carlo anchalotti) Mr.Milan

[@dedication2d]

Never understood the excuse that England players failed to work due to playing for rival teams. This Spain team dominated with mostly Barca and real Madrid players 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@amirinuwamohammed9939]

Yes fact 👏🔥🔥

[@vincegonzalez2171]

Greatest national team of all time for sure!

[@Beast-mq1ju]

Casillas bad treatment still hurts me he will be the best ever never shouted on defenders & always stayed calm true Captain

[@tacostastegood3720]

I was an 11 y/o dutch kid who saw this team beat my country down in the finals. It was impressive and painful

[@wildanamilin6304]

"In 2010,the world cup winner isn't Spain, but Barcelona" -Zlatan

[@siutadru]

👌

[@siutadru]

However true it may be, one mustn't forget the captain Casillas and his contribution. However tactically speaking it was Barcelona.👍

[@PSBAbdulRehman]

Whatever u do smoke bro pls pass me

[@siutadru]

@@PSBAbdulRehman why?🤔

[@PSBAbdulRehman]

@@siutadru coz zlatan didn't said that I'm not sure but i think cantona said that

[@thesportsking4620]

During 2012 euro, some of the Spanish players from Barca or Real were at odds with each other.

[@akilsrikanth1647]

Clever Football

[@shwetamathur8626]

I wonder how serious this guy is in real life

[@zahir_102]

I guess Spain were dominant during 2008-2010, Their CB pairing ( Pique and Puyol) were extremely comfortable on the ball and solid defensively, The midfield trio of Xavi and Iniesta we're mainly the backbone of the Spanish team, not only at International level, but also at Barcelona. But from 2010 onwards Tiki Taka was noticeably dying, as Spain won every match in the knockout stages 1-0 in the 2010 world cup, It was pretty to watch, but not as effective. Also Spain brought out some amazing talent back in the days, eg David Villa, David Silva, Busquets, Jordi Alba and so on

[@barcak1912]

I belive Enrique can change things up

[@Heelo_0]

The magic of Iniesta, vision of Xavi, finishing and positioning of David Villa, leadership of Puyol and the wall Casillas.

[@HenSt-gz7qj]

also the long passes of Alonso

[@chandranibanerjee7306]

Overlap of Ramos

[@omkarbarve1974]

Damn i realosed they didnt have a typical 9 except Villa(not fully 9) and Torres who was played half the times if Im right....and still they won

[@iganpparamarta8813]

After France won Euro 2000 I thought they'd easily dominate 2002 world cup. They still had their key players in their prime with some veteran but still at top level, combined with young but battle proven Henry&Trezeguet. They could've been the first "Spain", and even more impressive by winning World cup, Euro, World cup. But reality is bitter, finished at bottom of group without scoring any goal.

[@henrichristophe5310]

Arrigo sacchi's milan next.

[@SahilS-Marchande]

can u make video on 1970's BRAZILLIAN TEAM WORLD CUP WINNERS? because this team had gems of world ,such as pele

[@user-bi5nw4vp6t]

Socrates in 1970???

[@SahilS-Marchande]

@@user-bi5nw4vp6t I am talking about Brazilian one not that Greek one

[@user-bi5nw4vp6t]

@@SahilS-Marchande😁😁 R u serious?? Socrates was one of Brazil all time greats, but he never played 1970 WC. That 1970 World Cup Brazilian team were great also 1982 team with Zico, Socrates too.

[@SahilS-Marchande]

@@user-bi5nw4vp6t sorry

[@adithyaadiga488]

Bro pochettinhos Tottenham tactics plz.

[@shwetamathur8626]

He has made one

[@edereusmartin8916]

what went wrong for Thomas Tuchel ?

[@sahilsawant4566]

Background soundtrack ?

[@tahaettarnichi682]

We want a video of real madrid zinedine zidane 2018

[@TechEvolution781]

Barca won the WC2010 literally

[@carlosvg2286]

No, literally Spain won the WC

[@jakkaxn5513]

But their captain was a Real Madrid legend😂

[@iz127]

The success of this Barcelona style applied to Spain 2008-2012 became the core idea of my national team's Filanesia. The positional elements and the passing style influenced Filanesia. The realization of the idea was during the 2018 Asian Games U-23 Indonesia National Team Squad under Luis Milla. I have to say that Sergio Busquets showed what Michael Carrick was all about, only in Spanish and more comprehensive. I never realized that Pressing was the most vital element for this Spain side until Jurgen Klopp Borussia Dortmund 2012-13 also Jonathan Wilson quoted that his Gegenpressing was a bit like the '80s Liverpool. David Villa was the best striker in the world with this Spain side, Torres still showed what he can do despite his terrible club seasons.

[@nobody9009]

Barcelona and their la masians won them the world cup... Along with xabi,ramos and iker

[@bipin2295]

One Football app link is not working

[@smenzelwendlela4369]

that spanish team wouldn't have been that powerful without the barca players

[@nripankannan1310]

Please make one on why Brazil didn't won 2018 World Cup despite having an star studded squad

[@Blueeey]

They didn't play well enough, there you go.

[@vta2265]

Other teams were better. I mean, they barely got to the quarterfinals, and Belguim outplayed them

[@misfitplayer9999]

@@vta2265 Belgium didn't outplayed them, at least, not after their second goal, from there forward, Begium not shooted again against Alisson, and they almost didn't pass the half of the pitch too. You had something like more than 50, 60 minutes of just Brazil playing and not leaving Belgium play. They were a bit unlucky, as they shooted a lot of dangerous balls against Courtouis. But that game was also Courtouis best performance in the Season. Even so, I still think that game could have been 2-2 and problaby would be won by Brazil in the extra-time if it actually happened.

[@macchhakchhuak]

This is why David villa is so underated😪😪

[@abraham8178]

I wonder why Busquet is physical enough to be lone dm in Barcelona, but not the same guy in spain

[@faramund9865]

That thumbnail is giving me PTSD.

[@augustushananvillaramaramo1213]

Who's playing more in 2010?villa or torres?

[@laneyj]

Villa

[@orizaguspita1277]

Barcelona and Spain have something in common

[@philjonesfootball4696]

When barca n real madrid dna is in the nation line up ...then they will dominate again

[@leonelocke]

For me I see it as Guardiola's work.....it's because of his barca

[@Jonathan0710]

Is simple everythings was because the most of the players were from Barça 😏💪🏻💙❤️💙❤️

[@jefferyling8035]

2012 gotta be the strongest Spsish team ever assembled from my point of view. Nontheless , the 2013 side was quite decent too albeit they lose the final to Brazil. From 2014 onwards , it went downhill. To date , the Spanish side are so much inferior comparing them to their predecessor ( 2008-2012 side ) and look far more average on paper also.

[@L47M]

They basically All played for the Same 2 Clubs.. so thier Chemistry is obviously gonna be much higher compared to the rest of the other national teams.

[@nithints302]

Barca won it adding Ramos they called it Spain

[@dariuspalmer2829]

And Casillas

[@samuelawenti8503]

Tiki taka is the best thing that ever happened to Football.

[@elbuki4006]

boring*

[@suryaanshgupta5016]

Imagine if Messi chose Spain

[@vincegonzalez2171]

Imagine if Aubameyang chose Spain.

[@shwetamathur8626]

@@vincegonzalez2171 bruh he didn't had a choice

[@vta2265]

Well, we wouldn't have this bs argument of "messi cannot be considered as the greatest because he has never won the world cup" argument

[@vincegonzalez2171]

@@shwetamathur8626 Well he was eligible for Spain and France as well as Gabon, but as his dad was a Gabon international, Auba always said he wanted to represent them. I'm sure that Spain would have happily taken him had he waited around for them. Also, he always said that he wanted to play in Spain one day, so after he leaves Arsenal he'll probably go there (not relevant to this, just a fun fact).

[@RexGalilae]

It's a one word answer. Barcelona

[@shivzvp0012]

Torres, Casillas, Ramos, Alonso, Fabregas, Villa, Silva, Mata, Cazorla, Albiol, Senna, Capdevila, Marchena etc etc

[@RexGalilae]

@@shivzvp0012 Only Torres, Casillas and Alonso were mainstays. Also, Fabregas was an FCB player and a La Masia graduate. Compare the rest of your list of benchwarmers and nobodys to staples like, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Puyol, Pique, Alba, Villa, Fabregas (yes), Pedro who more or less dictated the Spanish style of football on Barcelona terms.

[@shivzvp0012]

@@RexGalilae No, Torres, Casillas, Ramos, Alonso and Villa were the mainstays. Senna and Silva were pivotal in 2008 and 2012. Alba only really started for Spain in 2012. Before the full backs were capdevila and marchena. In nearly every game between 2008-10, there were at least 5-6 non-Barcelona players.

[@RexGalilae]

@@shivzvp0012 " In nearly every game between 2008-10, there were at least 5-6 non-Barcelona players." I love how you say this while completely failing to realize that it only means that Barca always contributed a majority of the players, cementing my point :') Forget the player count, we didn't even discuss how Barca single-handedly dictated the entire Spanish footballing philosophy during this period .

[@shivzvp0012]

@@RexGalilae Barca did not single-handedly dictate Spain’s playing philosophy. It was actually Luis Aragones, who was the Spain manager before Pep was the Barca manager. If anything, Barca copied from Spain. But if anyone copied from anyone, it’d be Cruyff.

[@gonzoducks8]

Great analysis, but Spanish is not French or Italian haha. AragonES, don't cut the ES and Vicente is ViSENte, not ViCHENte.

[@mayankmodi3593]

Can't pay you but like will be always be there

[@eliasjonsson1464]

It wasnt spain who won the wprld cup, it was Barcelona.

[@user-bi5nw4vp6t]

Casillas, Ramos and Alonso were very important man

[@donaldduck2756]

First

[@davidmorales8793]

Can you at least try to get the spelling of VICENTE del Bosque right? I don't mind the bad pronunciation, but come on

[@irakozemoise5307]

well, Brazil is still the greatest national team of all time

[@KrlKngMrtssn]

Interesting, between 2008 and 2012 Spain was one of the worst performing countries in economic terms, with 1/4 of the population unemployed and 50% of youth unemployment. Something Inimaginable in other western countries. But in football they were doing good. At least something right.

[@atombaxter1975]

Wasn't there a large steroid and doping scandal with this team?? You should address that as well.