Thierry Henry explains why Spanish football has been so dominant 🇪🇸💪 | Morning Footy | CBS Sports

[@tl86844]

Thierry is spot on about the Spanish players anticipating 2-3 steps ahead but its also about how they train their players from a young age technically. If you watch La Liga it is very rare to see a bad first touch or a very bad errant pass. These players have basics drilled into them so much that it becomes second nature and they have time to think about the next few moves.

[@Nawtystep]

All of this, but it genuinely starts with their weather. Good weather, better pitches, passing game is bedded in more easily. Played for a team as 15 year olds, went to Deportivo, played u12s and they battered us. Just ran rings around us the whole game and we were a super fit team. Pure passing excellence. Physically we had one over them but technically they were unlike anything I’d ever seen

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

let's be clear... SPANISH TEAMS, NOT THE SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM... they did win the euros but literally across all levels they are definitely below Brazil, France and Argentina this century. But Spain does have the bonus of having a system plus the money to leech off forgeign players, so they combine both. But stop it, Real Madrid's best players are like 4 south americans, 3 french, a german and 1 spaniard

[@zhangfanli709]

@@Luckymag-if4dw What??? HHAH your whole does not make any sense... First you are criticizing the Spain national team but then when you say that Spain spends too much on foreign players you use Real Madrid, a club team as an example. Its funny you talk about foreign players then use France, a team that has 90% of his players with African origins... Finally, did you come from a cave?? Because this century, Spain has won 3 euros and 1 world cup. And of course, not like France, they can actually rely on Spanish players to win lol

[@zhangfanli709]

@@Luckymag-if4dw And Brazil??? Give me a break lol Since 2002 and especially since the 2010s, they are nothing but dreadful

[@michaelcarey2044]

Lamine Yamal? Does not matter where someone's origin is from.

[@Raulgonzobonzo]

They develop their players well but more importantly they train the mind. Spanish players usually don't make bad decisions

[@artukai3831]

we might not be the tallest, the strongest, the fastest.. and yet. We realised this long ago so we Spanish Academies focused on something that can be trained rather than focus on players merely on physical atributes. Even training those, we could not compete at the highest level.

[@BiggestChungus21]

Yeah. The Spanish players in Barcelona and Madrid are so few though. Especially Madrid. But this just proves how deep LaLiga is.

[@Ilfenomeno-sp2hk]

Spaniards aren’t good enough to win the Balon d Or. Spaniards are like Germans, as a unit they’re good, but individually they have NO Balon d Or candidates

[@ssein5109]

⁠@@Ilfenomeno-sp2hk also have to factor popularity. Also Spain heavily produces midfielders and defenders which are under appreciated in rankings.

[@CityPulseSky]

There aren't no spanish players in REAL MADRID.

[@FootandBallAcademy]

The wildest thing about Spanish football is how compatible it is with their culture, making it's depth of talent immeasurable. It's so so uniform right across the nation. I just watched Spain demolish Serbia in the Nations league. 13 injuries, no stars from Barca, Madrid or Athletico starting, and they still looked so well drilled and run. The depth is wild. Miles ahead of a nation like England. I've met some top level Spanish youth coaches too. So calm, patient. Always about the long term. So impressive, in my view.

[@arminius6506]

My understanding of Real Madrid & Barcelona success is that apart from the club culture it's the depth of Laliga which makes them really good. I mean I have seen Real Madrid struggling against no name Laliga team during the week and at the weekend they'd go and demolish Liverpool and Bryan Munich in the champions League.

[@1b0o0]

@@arminius6506Real Madrid and Barça are #1 and #2 in terms of number of youth players playing professionally across Europe (I think it’s 55 and 50 respectively).

[@Jon14141]

Damn

[@Mark_Wolves]

That’s all good n all but the reality is their second team has more talent than our first lol WE, as a nation overhype our players, we have this bias superiority complex & big up our 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ish 💩 bags. We had 2 easy runs in last major tournaments and got whooped every time we faced a proper team with better players. Belgium battered us twice in one tournament, Italy outplayed us in centre of the park and Spain schooled us. What I don’t get is, we blame EVERYTHING but the players, we throw the managers under the bus, well use every excuse from the grass, the wind, the weather, the scouting regiment, coaching staff, the culture etc 😂 we will NEVER accept that our players ARE not GOOD enough, we never have been. In every tournament we’ve entered, we have ALWAYS been at best a 5th, 6th team. The last World Cup, you’re telling me squad for squad, we were better than Portugal, France, Argentina, Brazil or Spain? That’s what I thought. We’re overhyped and praised to the highest by…… ourselves! Our media, journalists, punditry. The sad truth is, the world doesn’t see us as a big deal they never have 😂

[@user-pj2jh8on6e]

omg stop with the deluded stats, compare the level at which both youth players play, compare the names, their careers and their level... there's no point on comparing Madrid's youth academy to La Masia, which is BY FAR the best in the world and in history, Madrid's academy is far below other teams like Ajax, Benfica or Dormund, even City and Liverpool right now​, imagine comparing them or putting them in a similar position to la Masia, absolutely nonesense, Barcelona demolished Bayern with 6 youth players in the starting eleven, having about 10 Spanish players in the squad (80% of them from the catalan youth academy), Madrid had 1 single youth player starting for them in the last 10/15 years(carvajal) and only 1 generation of La Masia has already more talent and big names than the Madrid's academy in their entire history (even Raúl came from Atlético's academy when he was already 17, which in fact is still much better than Madrid's one).Stop the disrespect, Guardiola, Xavi, Busquets, Alba, Iniesta, MESSI, Sergi Barjuan, Ramallets, Cesc Fàbregas, Pedrito Rodríguez, Kubo, Gavi, Lamine, Ansu Fati, Onana, Cubarsí, Cucurella, Adama, Puyol, Piqué, Valdés, Dani Olmo, Thiago Alcántara, Rafinha Alcántara and hundreds of other players that became legends in other clubs such as Grimaldo at Benfica/Leverkusen, Bellerín, Bartra and Tello at Betis, Romeu at Girona, Sandro and Munir at Las Palmas, Icardi at ma y clubs... Most of the professional footballers coming from Madrid just fill the gaps in some squads from lower divisions or make it into the bench of 1st team divisions at maximum except for very few cases. @@1b0o0

[@cheangizzz]

Henry talks about squad building, philosophy, coaching technique and vision and space awareness over just physique. Then Carragher talks about Madrid and Barca being very very popular so every player wants to play for them. Very illustrating this massive difference in their understanding and insight on football.

[@NickIdoine]

Carragher just trying to make a contribution.

[@andrewwavington9025]

@@cheangizzz for real but I think they are both right in a sense. Squad building philosophy coaching play the biggest role but also the fact that some of the best players in world want to end up at these clubs helps out Tremendously.

[@cheangizzz]

@andrewwavington9025 for sure there is truth in carra's words but that's the point he's been talking for years, "biggest club" headline distracts from the effort and efficiency of what the people do behind the club logo

[@poolok4998]

​@@cheangizzzlike paying refs off Nah im joking obviously barca have a actual hammer in thier head over this but yeah spanish teams are incredibly well drilled and no one can take that away from them

[@lexkanyima2195]

Aa we talk about development. The game is a test to improve to carve their legacy in the Spanish culture.

[@stavroshadjiyiannis6283]

Jamie remembers Valencia winning the UEFA 20 years ago, but has forgotten about Sevilla winning it another 7 times since, or Atletico another 3 and Villareal one more. Valencia and Atleti were also CL finalists twice each, only narrowly losing on 3 occasions (to Real Madrid) Espanyol & Bilbao were also finalists at the EL, only to lose to Sevilla & Atleti respectively.

[@mandlaveyi3411]

he does not know stats

[@OliBM852]

Jamie can’t see beyond EPL.

[@stavroshadjiyiannis6283]

@@OliBM852 I am not saying that, but it struck me that he remembers Valencia's 2004 campaign but forgot about much more recent stuff. I think the reason is because that season Valencia knocked out Liverpool in that competition.

[@OliBM852]

@@stavroshadjiyiannis6283 you’re not saying it but I am.

[@MonManco]

And, as Henry said, other teams you wouldn't think of have had success at a continental level. Zaragoza won the Cup Winners' Cup, Mallorca lost to Lazio in the last Cup Winners' Cup... Obviously that's almost 30 years ago, but you see my point.

[@stephenmason9527]

Spain are currently the best football nation on Earth. Men's, women's, youth level, coaching, clubs, etc. They have it all.

[@FleivaSleiva]

Spain in their three last world cups, 2014 didnt make it out of the group, 2018 out in round of 16 vs Russia, 2022 out in the round of 16 vs Morocco...

[@stephenmason9527]

@@FleivaSleiva what part of Men's (Euros and Olympics and Nations League winners) Women's (World Cup) youth (literally every tournament) coaching (almost every major competition as well) clubs (most UCLs and UELs) don't you understand?

[@Hikusaak4]

@@FleivaSleiva Transition period for the Spain national team with old players. Once they left to make some room for youngsters they dominate on every level.

[@mrbubbles293]

That's a massive exaggeration but ok.

[@thefacelessquestion3333]

Didn't England win the u-21's

[@boirampai7404]

“They build teams and not individuals”, that’s really deep

[@fernandodavidruizcanas7692]

This happens in other sports in Spain. It is the Spanish mentality in team sports, taking advantage of individual virtues to fit them into the group. You only have to see how an unknown national basketball team without stars won the Eurobasket 2022.

[@aitormunt1788]

Una persona que nos conoce y habla con todo el sentido. Un gusto escuchar a Thierry hablar de la mentalidad colectiva del fútbol español

[@jpyesiam]

Desde luego que sí, es de agradecer ese reconocimiento. Incluso menciona que lo ha sentido recientemente en los juegos olímpicos, y es que él ha sido testigo directo de ese discurso por haberlo vivido desde dentro en el Barcelona. Grande TT, a pesar de que no quiso venir al Madrid, que es mi equipo, pero lo disfruté viéndolo en el Barça, siempre me pareció un jugador increíble.

[@lugares_a_descubrir]

@@jpyesiam Henry es el mejor embajador que tiene el fútbol español. Creo que alguna vez mencionó que pensaba que sabía de fútbol hasta que aterrizó en el Barcelona

[@f444nn2]

Sin talento individual en el futbol no hay nada, como en cualquier otro deporte. Puedes tener un colectivo muy bien conjuntado, pero si no hay talento individual no ganarás nada. La mentalidad colectiva es algo básico en un juego de 11, la diferencia la marca el talento individual.

[@aitormunt1788]

@@f444nn2 Y estando de acuerdo contigo, te diría que ese talento que marca la diferencia, la marca de verdad cuando está bien aplicada al servicio del colectivo de una manera constante. A veces, por mucho talento que se tenga, si va a fogonazos, no es suficiente

[@GonzaloCC10]

@@f444nn2 No estoy de acuerdo, un ejemplo de ello: Grecia vs. Portugal

[@MM-jc7uv]

2:29 love his shoutout to Bilbao as they’re probably the best example of what he’s explaining alongside Barcelona. Only use homegrown players and when they play nobody is selfish, they all genuinely play as one unit. Great display of knowledge here from TT

[@rocktop-games]

As some one from Bilbao, the only thing Ill correct TT at is that the team is called "Athletic Club", not Bilbao.

[@MM-jc7uv]

@@rocktop-games athletic club Bilbao but they’re known as Bilbao across Europe. Nobody calls them Athletic Club outside of Bilbao I guess so people wouldn’t know what team he’s talking about

[@jorgeruizibanez2318]

@@MM-jc7uv Aupa Athletic!!!

[@rocktop-games]

@@MM-jc7uv I agree that outside Spain people won't know which team is it without the Bilbao part. But he says "Bilbao and Sociedad". Those teams literally don't exist, it's Athletic Club and Real Sociedad (shortened, "La Real", never "Sociedad"). TT has faced both teams in La Liga, he should know. It would be nice if he showed some respect to the smaller teams saying their real names in a TV show (Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Sociedad) instead of names those teams will never associate with. Also, the name is just Athletic Club, Bilbao is in the badge but not part of the name of the club. If I try to link their website KZbin doesn't show my message, but you can check it by yourself, you won't see Bilbao being part of the name anywhere there.

[@armaddreadchronicles116]

​@@rocktop-gamesWhat are you even yapping about, Athletic Club or Athletic Bilbao, poteto potato..

[@bogdanostojic7980]

This applies for every sport.Spain is always one of the best teams

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

Not to sound like a hater but I thought your comment was satire They were below Hungary in the recent Olympics…

[@voney_m]

@@bogdanostojic7980 wait to mix euroteam with olimpics ⭐⭐😍

[@jorgerodriguezgonzalez5487]

Olympics are mainly individuals... you do not read?

[@voney_m]

@jorgerodriguezgonzalez5487 gold🤷🏼‍♂️😘

[@juliocuantico2479]

@@XXXTENTAClON227 Tienes razón Físicamente no solemos ser los mejores Pero la gente del sur de Europa tenemos improvisación para el arte Y el fútbol tiene algo de ello

[@morekaccino]

TT knows the game man

[@Ilfenomeno-sp2hk]

So why hasn’t a Spaniard won a Balon d Or? As a team they’re good…individually nah

[@abdishakurmukhtar4460]

@@Ilfenomeno-sp2hk Ballon Dor is mainly attackers award

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

He's played the game

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

​@@Ilfenomeno-sp2hkthe Balon Dor focuses on players who make all the headlines "Messi scored a hattrick!" "Ronaldo wins the UCL for Madrid!" Players who often are the architects of the goals get sidelined. Yeah Messi scored a hattrick but Iniesta assisted him 3 times, Xavi played the crucial pass etc but we almost never hear of that

[@Jon14141]

Indeed

[@farhansa4546]

I walked past Barcelona under 15s match outside nou camp during stadium tour visit. Even the kids were all playing fluid passing like mini Fabregas' . No long balls or crunching tackles

[@alberpajares4792]

Forget your ego,.. you are part of something bigger and this is how you have to feel,..

[@CG68810]

Spanish players are not flashy, arrogant, or individualistic. You see this more in France, England, Portugal, Brazil. They play as a team, with a common goal, and with humility. This is why they succeed. This is part of their culture. Rafa Nadal is an example of this. He was always humble, down to earth, and a hard worker.

[@milliondollarart]

@@CG68810 Rafa wasn't an example of this culture in early of his career

[@CG68810]

@@milliondollarart Of course he was. I watched him since he was 16. He was humble from day 1 because that is what he was taught by his family, and his coach (his Uncle). He is the epitome of this culture.

[@andrescano4065]

@@milliondollarart yes he was

[@asnark7115]

@@CG68810 He was humble on camera. Off camera he was a little crazy and played all kinds of head games with other players. But he wasn't he type of player to say something he didn't mean or that he couldn't backup. So he was genuine in that respect.

[@CG68810]

@@asnark7115 He never did that. You have no idea what you are talking about.

[@LucianoCantabruel]

In the NBA, the new Spanish coach in Brooklyn Nets, he’s a young Spanish coach, everyone is so impressed how he is taking this young g team which wasn’t successful lately, but this season they are showing a team based game that is so improved. Just this week they faced the two top teams Boston and Cleveland, although Nets loses both by a small competitive margin, but what’s was so amazing is that Cleveland hasn’t lost a single game, and Boston barely one lost, but the nets were beating both until the last few minutes.

[@jeffe_77]

That pass from Lamine to Raphinha (4th Gol Barca vs Bayern) exemplifies what Henry is talking about. Yamal had his back to the goal when he received the pass from Pedri and pretty much knew before he got the ball to turn around pass it and exactly where.

[@sinade1]

Extraordinary transition.

[@Marco-pf3te]

Great example. Impressive move that was, certainly at his age. I had to rewind while thinking was that the young guy?!

[@meruendano]

Muy bueno Lamine.

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

Lamine does everything right, very few mistakes but, more important, he always make the correct decission. You can make a mistake once, but if your reading of the game is correct like Lamine's it's a matter of time doing things well skillful wise, which will lead to success. That's why it's more important having an intelligent player than an athlete.

[@salvador9369]

Because in the Spanish teams, the Spanish players since child´s always play at it. Then, when they are grown they play the same way but more precise. Then for their, the game is always natural, intuitive and organic, not forced. Because the philosophy is always the same in all categories, even at the elite. Regards.

[@Mrfoootballl]

Vision, dribbling, execution, passing, keeping the ball, dying to press and win the ball back, and always look for an option to pass to even in an open goal is what spanish football is made of.

[@nmarcus7233]

All the people bringing up real madrid are conveniently forgetting the Euro and how many top class spanish managers there are. Add it all together and its pretty dominant.

[@vassilyvodka2638]

Even in the ucl last season, it had 4 out of 8 teams with spanish managers in the QFs

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

let's be clear... SPANISH TEAMS, NOT THE SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM... they did win the euros but literally across all levels they are definitely below Brazil, France and Argentina this century. But Spain does have the bonus of having a system plus the money to leech off forgeign players, so they combine both. But stop it, Real Madrid's best players are like 4 south americans, 3 french, a german and 1 spaniard... they do combine both things better than anyone but as a nation they are below a few... even at the youth level where one could see the sucess of this system Brazil has won a lot more even in this century

[@AERakim13]

@@Luckymag-if4dwyour forgetting spain done 2008 euros 2010 World Cup 2012 euros & 2024 euros all in 16 years and the best club team ever Barcelona with xavi & iniesta brazils is the real home of football but what TT is saying is the mindset is different. Brazil got slapped by France in 06 and ain’t been the same since . But prior to that yeah

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

@@AERakim13 ?? You conviniently only mention a 4 year period... brazil lost 1-0 on a freekick, while France did play better coz that Brazil team was pretty poorly coached didn't Spain lose 3-1 before to the same France? Spain literally hasn't made even the quarters of a WC since 2010, brazil for good or bad is the only national team to top their group at every WC this century and reach at least the quarters. And again, club football is completely separate, coz for an europan nation it is much easier to build a team from their youth ranking coz they don't lose their best players to richer clubes, they are the richer clubs. And still their most important player was an argentine, Iniesta and Xavi were amazing but the 4 times they won the UCL the main guys were foreigners and the ones who helped revitalized the club were 2 brazilians (Ronaldinho and Deco), an Cameroonese (Eto) in the early to mid 2000s. Since 2006 Brazil still won 2 confederations cup, got 4 olympic medals, won the copa america twice, the U20 and the U17 WC... Spain for all this sistem won 90% of its titles in a 4 year spam... No disrespect to Spain coz I DO BELIEVE they actually do things in the right way, but that does not make then the best and the facts are right there. For that 08-12 team I can simply mention the 94-06 Brazi, which won a lot more and was even more talented... outside of those periods of their best squads Brazil has also clearly been better than Spain, hell stop IGNORING the fact they haven't even reached the quarters in a WC since that same 2010 one, the only time in THE LAST 70+ YEARS THEY MADE TO A SEMIFINAL. Come on now man

[@zhangfanli709]

@@Luckymag-if4dw Dont try to change the subject lol. You mention from this century, but then to give yourself credibility you conveniently extend the time period for Brazil from 2006 to 1994 and chose to IGNORE the years following this period where they performed FAR BELOW expectations during the wc, the most important stage of football. We are not denying the talents Brazil has produced. As a matter of fact, it is exactly for this reason why we are criticizing them so much. You mention group stages and quarterfinals and olympics and confederations cup but with the talents they have managed to produce, they should have at least won another wc by now. In 2014 and 2022, they were clearly the favorites to win (with Argentina in 2022) yet got destroyed by Germany and lost to a subpar Croatia.

[@itsederrengifo]

There are two metrics people often oversees; the amount of Spanish players playing abroad, which speaks a lot about the quality of minor division training but also all the Spanish coaches spread worldwide, I guess that's the results of what TT says, if train young player to think more, they inevitably will be great coaches after they retire.

[@jahirvasquez2215]

Thierry taking a truth shot at the fish and chips merchants lol

[@kclarke1]

Underrated comment 🤣

[@Ilfenomeno-sp2hk]

Spaniards have never had a player win the Balon d Or. As a team they’re good, individually not good enough

[@E-X-P-O]

@@Ilfenomeno-sp2hk They definitely would've if some Argentinean freak never came along

[@ugooko7569]

@@Ilfenomeno-sp2hk football is not an individual sport. Iniesta Xavi Busquets and more can stake a claim for Balon D OR

[@iainmaley3319]

@@ugooko7569 Iniesta should have had a Ballon d’Or. Phenomenal talent.

[@CHUBBYAMERICAN]

Herny explains it's beautifully. Just a masterclass all around he is.

[@tugamaw]

I am 28 years old. In my lifetime Spain had the best players (ballon dor) best teams (most UCL) and a very good national team. If you want excitement and fast competitive football you watch EPL if you want to see top football and technical and the best players it world you watch LaLiga… Coming from a United fan

[@microfarming8583]

Totally agree but you can't have this conversation with the vast majority of the premier league cult, they just can't see it 😂

[@patinho5589]

It’s really odd. I’m 46. In my years to age 20 . (So you’re years to age 2) Spain were failures at every international tournament , and their league was not as strong as the Italian league. Though the top teams had good imports always (eg Maradona, Romario, Cruyff, M Laudrup).

[@Franklin8701]

I agree with 70% of some of the things you said. From me personally, La Liga is boring to watch, apart from this top 3 teams (ATM, Real Madrid and Barcelona) matches with other la liga teams, I can't sit and watch a game between Real Socieded vs Real Betis for example, it end up being a boring match, no effort to move the ball forward and score goals, all they do is pass the ball from center to defence, I can't sit to watch such boring games, I prefer to watch a fast game like Aston Villa vs West Ham to those other 17 la liga teams. I want to be entertained, that's what I pay my money for and not to be watch slow games, this was one reason why LVG was sacked at Man United not withstanding he was the best coach at Man United after SAF retired. The style of Spanish football is favoring their national team alright, but I prefer fast football from the English language and German league, even the Italian League is also boring apart from the top 3 teams Napoli Inter Milan AC Milan.. The rest are matches I can't watch.

[@thouhfuldude1749]

Is because you like track player not football 😅

[@Franklin8701]

@@SW-fn7cl they're underdogs in those games, and because your players don't show respect to them and that very tournament, they end up pulling those results in a one off cup competition match, and don't forget la liga clubs value UEFA competitions more than their own domestic league cups

[@emmanuelowusu-ansah2625]

Funny how most of the quality coaches in EPL are spanish too

[@joavim]

@@emmanuelowusu-ansah2625 And elsewhere. Champions of Bundesliga and Ligue 1 had Spanish managers.

[@Virgilenzali737]

And players

[@killahakan950]

pep and arteta for example

[@piloto88ed]

@@killahakan950 Emery, Iraola, Lopetegui...

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

They’re almost all foreign England is unique in the way they treat their own nations managers. They are quite hostile and unforgiving, even club legends are snubbed in preference of foreign managers. All English managers are accused of playing bad football, so they don’t actually get decent roles, and the cycle continues

[@amirsyoutube9518]

I see it in US youth soccer. My twins play in premier soccer, and the kids the coaches select for the A team are almost invariably the fastest and/or tallest players. Doesn't matter the kids attitude, their focus in training sessions, their practical understanding of the game. When you watch them in games, they are disorganized, and heavily reliant on 1 v 1 opportunities and defensive mistakes. Spanish football just hits different in that it is controlled, calm, and coordinated aggression. It really is beautiful to watch right now.

[@SlimJim3082]

US sports only focus on player size. Look at basketball players, American Football Or even baseball players. They have to be tall and huge.

[@lossendae6211]

@@amirsyoutube9518 totally, Spanish football, when done well, is very deliberate in how they dominate the game.

[@toneloc-cz2xi]

System will always win v 11 individuals

[@salvador9369]

Then the coaches need to change their all poor old philosophy of game. To recicle theirself. I think that USA must to contract a few Spanish coaches to teach to future coaches in the country first and then those future American coaches teach their children players, in that order if it´s possible too. And then their need to be much patient too, because the very good team players is not build it inmediately. Regards.

[@AriZBlade]

Thierry is a great pundit.

[@PeterEhik]

Henry made a great point about how they build teams, not just great players. It’s why they always crush English teams both the national team and the premier league teams in tournaments even though when you look at players 1v1, the English boys are more physically dominant/ higher rated. You can have the best players in the world, if they can’t play together then it’s all wasted

[@saintboianais]

bello ejemplo también para el madrid, los mejores jugadores que no saben jugar juntos

[@josetxovalenciano431]

Espectacular Henry. Un tipo inteligente, además de elegante. Y fue un futbolista extraordinario. Saludos desde Madrid.

[@saintboianais]

bueno pero nada de ejemplar. 2010 marca con la mano ante irlanda. y contestó a los periodistas, si, lo dijo al árbitro pero después, claro, que quiere que se lo diga al momento de marcar? si hombre....

[@UpperEchelon91]

And to take it further it’s a Spanish coach who is currently taking the league by storm in Pep. And the closest challengers in recent years Arsenal are coached by a Spaniard in Mikel Arteta. It’s so deep rooted

[@KAMU13]

You forgot to mention a Unay and how he transformed Villa! Then you have Michel and Girona, and not to mention Xabi Alonso.

[@ChrisE-iy7ok]

argentina coaches are killing it at international level, look at argentina and colombia, probably the 2 strongest teams in international football and they both have argentina coaches

[@aletapequena]

@@ChrisE-iy7ok Colombia? really?

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Also Iraola and Emery are several levels above even the most prominent English coaches

[@tigreblanco7170]

@@ChrisE-iy7okEl seleccionador argentino Scaloni fuè alumno de De La Fuente ( seleccionador actual de España) en el curso de entrenadores que hizo Scaloni en España.

[@king.kimshad]

Laliga is more of football.. EPL is more of competition

[@weemix]

EPL is more of PGMOL

[@lukebrown8580]

@@weemix 🤣

[@Support-your-local-team]

Competition that the same club wins every year

[@ephraimsondoyi9966]

It's not laliga it's football

[@mynumberoneguy]

​@@weemix💯💯💯💯💯

[@NikoLeon]

Best football commentary on TV!

[@robertamoah2747]

Not the shambolic ESPN

[@WladimmyrButher]

@@robertamoah2747 lmao

[@dnn32]

​@@robertamoah2747in English yeah. But Italian, French, Spanish and Germans are also very good at dissecting football debates. I would give the notch to Germans and Italians

[@debraj.borgohain]

Spanish clubs focus on technique, while other clubs prioritize speed and athleticism.

[@gabitsu-ftw3871]

First focus should always be on technique and mentality, in the end we're talking about 'the beautiful game'

[@OserojiemenKing]

Which is why both Madrid and Barca play on the transition; and their national team won the Euros playing down the wings with pace. 👌

[@user-pj2jh8on6e]

​@@OserojiemenKingBarça may play better in transition jnder Flick, but saying that they play in transition because of 1 game when they have been playing possession during the whole season is kind of cheating, isn't it?

[@autodigitvlogs]

​@@OserojiemenKing so did their womens and u23. Same DNA 😂....Not rocket science. In UK theyre still figuring it out 20 years later. At least Ferguson, Wenger realized this years ago.

[@itsederrengifo]

With a well thought system it makes a lot of sense to focus on technique first, athleticism is something you can acquired over time with discipline, technique is way harder to develop after certain age.

[@stmary2260]

2024 Spain won: the Eurocup, u-21 Eurocup, Gold Medal in Olympics, women's Eurocup...also R.M won the Champions (again)

[@Luisaused]

Im spanish, and under15 coach. I think the difference is the great competitivity we have in youth levels. You can find excellent coahs training under12 teams, and everybody with UEFA C o UEFA B, minimum. And all the clubs have their youth teams, improving year to year their teams with new and better kids.

[@sjtg]

thierry is honestly the best commentator around. his depth of understanding is second to none.

[@GodJilicious]

Thierry might be the biggest advocate of Spanish Football

[@balisaani]

He's right though isn't he.

[@GodJilicious]

@@balisaani Eh... National level, yes.. Club level, no

[@justinherrera3722]

Cause he’s seen it first hand

[@GodJilicious]

@@justinherrera3722 Huh ? He played on the spanish national team?

[@AGENTEN-ry6lr]

@@GodJilicious But you are right tho huh? a nobody here on youtube in comparison to one of the absolute best strikers in history ? LOL.

[@Asgard2208]

Spanish clubs and the national team (if I recall correctly) have NOT lost in the past 26 competition finals where they have appeared. That is some record....

[@asuntosvarios7456]

Espera a que llegue a una final el Atlético de Madrid... esos sí que tienen un récord.

[@miguelsantos8962]

@@asuntosvarios7456 soy del Atletico, pero me ha hecho mucha gracia tu comentario jaja

[@asuntosvarios7456]

@@miguelsantos8962 Es lo bueno que tenéis, que no perdéis el sentido del humor. En el aspecto deportivo tampoco hay que desesperar. Si Irene Montero fue capaz de llegar a "Ministra" es que, en esta vida, no hay imposibles.

[@DaviliyoFPS]

@@asuntosvarios7456 Florentino Pérez se unió al chat

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

Real Madrid are doing some heavy lifting for this stat…

[@louaceveu1925]

In many European leagues they look for stars in their clubs without giving the chance to average players and are used to fill positions but in the Spanish leagues, they firmly believe that with good coaching the average player of today can be the star of tomorrow. Results don't come from segregating the good from the bad but with the coaching idea of improving players with patience and dedication. I played in the Regional division of Northern Spain and the coaches were not only helpful and knowledgeable but incredibly patient to get the best results from me. Not once any of my coaches put me down for making a mistake (I did make many)but encouraged me to train hard, be focus and play with dedication to avoid them.

[@JavierLorenzomartinez-y3s]

De acuerdo, la liga inglesa se centra en figuras extranjeros , no dejan Paso al talento nacional, en España salvo los grandes, el madrid es especial, los demás buscan talento nacional incluso en entrenadores

[@miguelbarron8463]

Jaime, I’m sorry but Man City is not the best team in the world. We know this because in the last ten years they have only won ONE champions league. Real Madrid has SIX in the same period and has eliminated City twice in three years. Please stop with the English Football delusion. You also forgot to mention Spanish Clubs´ utter dominance of the Europa League as well. Sevilla alone has won SEVEN! The key difference is technique. English football rewards tall, fast, muscular players. Spain prizes technique and skill.

[@chy.0190]

Why are you talking about 10 years lol they are arguably the best over the past few years. 4 league titles in a row and a CL.

[@miguelbarron8463]

@@chy.0190 this is too silly to warrant a reply.

[@MrJoeSomebody]

@@miguelbarron8463try

[@rubenbaehler]

In my humble opinion when talking about the best team in the world one should consider talking about the current season, maybe past two seasons. We aren’t talking about the best team of the decade, nor the best team in history. That’s a different debate. Barcelona the season before guardiola were not even top 5, yet they won a treble in his first year, and a sextuple the season right after. That’s 9 trophies in 2 seasons. Would you not consider that the best team in the world just because before 2008 they had some mediocre seasons? Sure, it’s an extreme example and it’s not what we are talking about here with City, but still, current form I think is a better parameter

[@rubenbaehler]

I want to add, I’m not arguing City is the best, I’m just arguing the parameters used in your reply. I don’t think this is clear cut enough to just say City is the best and be done with it, don’t get me wrong

[@als8627]

Spain plays the way Cruijf wanted and now perfected it. They play like The Netherlands from 74 / 78 but then on all levels. Clubs, Men/Women , National squad. It sucks other countries can't keep up.

[@ABNORMAL-GEOMETRYDASHKING]

Henry is right, Spain produces a complete squad and gives you to win the trophies 🏆

[@J.E12]

In my opinion it comes from grass roots, in England it’s all about getting the ball up there and being hard in challenges. All I heard when I played when I was younger is “no fancy stuff” but in Spain they players express themselves more

[@andrés_jr._011]

que bueno era Henry de lo mejor que ha pasado por La Liga

[@beltrangarrote1982]

As a Spaniard, I felt touched about players looking at FCB and RM as their final career goal. Those two teams (no disrespect to the rest) are institutions and carry on the nation's pride around the world. And most importantly, they are a Registered Association meaning they are owned by its members. By the Common People. RM has 93k and FCB 150k. There are no Club shares. There are no Oligarchs/you name it buying out the team. One member, one vote and they run Elections to choose their leaders.

[@untoldhistory2800]

Football in Spain is huge. I was born in Barcelona been living in UK for 17 years the difference I can see is the passion and love for the game. I think also the climate helps with kids spending countless hours playing football outdoors.

[@andrekoerber7334]

Spanish climate is good? In summer dry and in winter very cold!!!!

[@roberluancoluanco]

Where have you been in Spain?

[@untoldhistory2800]

@@andrekoerber7334 but dry to play football and not too windy

[@takodrew6043]

@@andrekoerber7334 Winter is not really cold in spain compared to other countries

[@R.DarioZaragoza]

En Zaragoza( Aragon ) verano mucho calor y en invierno frío y viento mucho viento

[@stmary2260]

Also , Arteta, Guardiola and Emery are doing a great job in England. As well as Luis Enrique in Paris.

[@latinonic1]

Xabi Alonso in Leverkusen

[@juancarlosmolina6190]

@@stmary2260 Iraola

[@TheLiebde]

If Guardiola knows you call him "Spanish" you would be in trouble😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rulo1791]

@@TheLiebde 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wingsofflyy]

The classic example being barcelona right now... had it not been for their academy players barca would hv been doomed just like manchester united ...

[@jedsithor]

United's academy is starting to produce high level players more regularly again after some changes were made behind the scenes a few years ago. Whether they get up to Barca levels or even class of 92 levels remains to be seen but it's been a feature of United's history. You have periods where the youth system is neglected, someone comes along and overhauls it (Busby, Ferguson) and success follows....and then the neglect returns and United go back to mediocrity for a decade or two until the next guy comes in to restore the academy traditions that shouldn't have been allowed to disappear in the first place.

[@grootroot773]

100%.

[@nichobee]

You act like it's dumb luck that Barcelona are successful 😂

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

Man Utd have the no. 1 academy in the world. But it matters very little when you proceed to spend £100m on Antony, £80m on Maguire, & sign donkeys like Rasmus Høljund. Everyone who comes through their academy ends up being one of the best players in their team 😂😂

[@nichobee]

@XXXTENTAClON227 how do man utd have the number 1 academy in the world? Who has it produced since 1992?

[@Wladislav]

The way they won the recent Euros was the biggest example of this. They didn't even have to rely on Barcelona or Real Madrid players all that much.

[@emigrrrant]

Something forget is country like Spain and Portugal the young play a lot futsal!! That develops more than you think in thinking quick

[@darthhulio8101]

Facts

[@joseantoniofernandez1890]

Im Spanish and that is all I played as a child

[@MarkLaw13]

EPL is pace and strength La Liga is technique and brain Serie A is Defense and order Bundesliga is Press and pace Lique 1 is attack and lack defense

[@balisaani]

Serie A used to be defense and order. Hardly looks like that - not since the modern refereeing rules of football have come into effect. Even Del Piero said as much - very explicitly - to Kate Abdo on her show. Serie A is a shell of its former self. Ligue 1 is far more technical than it looks. What it lacks isn't defense but tactical intelligence. The players all come from various backgrounds on the one hand, and the coaches aren't exactly world class (except PSG's). Ligue 1 is all technique, very little intelligence. It's the Bundesliga that's pace and brutal strength - not the EPL. The EPL is a bouillabaisse of styles and players and coaches, but pressing is the one constant (thanks to Guardiola). It's not very technica (overall), not very brainy, and defense... well, you know.

[@chy.0190]

Its funny because theres data showing the Prem is the slowest league out of all them now. Probably because even the lower teams are playing out of the back and trying to play a more controlled brand of football.

[@MarkLaw13]

@@chy.0190 you're right. However, I'm referring to what we are stereotypically know for.

[@lexkanyima2195]

What about Dutch and Belgian league ?

[@MarkLaw13]

@@lexkanyima2195 Dutch is like la liga

[@Instruisto31]

It's the Hispano's philosophy. Hispanidad is a different civilization.

[@Jakobslander]

The biggest difference, I think, is the mental aspect. You can see it with Real Madrid all the time: Other teams have them cornered for 80 minutes... 0-2, let their guard down for a microsecond and boom! three goals in 7 minutes. I spend part of my summers in Spain and I particularly know of a family whose youngest kid got picked up by the Real Madrid scouts. He went from being and acting like the quintessential teenager, more akin to taking part in local improvised friendly gatherings awash in "botellón," to now taking care of his body and mind and understanding that his body is now his investment. Essentially, he's more mature and more alert to what is going on around him (and he's only 15, which is impressive). His parents haven't noticed the change because they live with him but we see him every 10 months or so and we have definitely seen him mature really quick. He's 15 and already travelled, by himself, to a tournament (or friendly game?) they played in Poland this past summer. To loop it back to the main point, if they are able to turn teenagers into men at 15-16, I can't even begin to think what they're like by the time they get to their 20s. This is my take. The mental aspect. Which is also the reason Spanish teams aren't going away any time soon.

[@lexkanyima2195]

The mentality is to reach a goal

[@joshlamingo1145]

Using a team that doesn't play with Spanish players as an example is absolutely crazy

[@leesin313]

@@joshlamingo1145 no se trata de si el madrid tiene mas o menos españoles, se trata de la mentalidad que nos inculcan desde pequeños, y si son jugadores fichados de fuera, los clubes de españa como el madrid tratataran de darte esa mentalidad tambien

[@elmecanismodelbotijo]

@@joshlamingo1145 El 95% de los niños y jóvenes que prepara el Real Madrid son españoles , el equipo profesional es otro mundo , ahí solo juegan los mejores del mundo. Te guste o no es un modelo muy exitoso , el mas exitoso del mundo del futbol.

[@Jakobslander]

@@joshlamingo1145 I can't believe I need to point this out but... my point is not about how many Spanish players the team has, it's in how they train/coach their players. Do you understand what you're being told?

[@ulfanfinneriksen4643]

They have the best developers no doubt. Many of the best managers are Spanish now aswell.

[@nyo1026]

The point is what's celebrated and emphasised on during coaching. Skill and mindset vs athleticism.

[@WrulfWroar]

Je suis d'Espagne et j'aime beaucoup Henry et Zidane. Ils sont magnifiques.

[@nrqoro]

Johan Cruyff. He planted the seed that now flourishes throughout Spanish teams. It's been a process of a few decades that has evolved because great coaches are produced like mushrooms in Spain. Since a very young age, kids in Spain are like little coaches. Note that it is not only football, Spain has been among the dominating nations during the last decades in the three tactical games that we like the most : football, tennis, and basketball. The best football academy in the world is La Masia, Barcelona, and the best one for coaches is in Las Rozas, Madrid. Now, It'd be great if we figure out how to be a team as a country. Now that

[@vitaminamulti]

Tennis is not a team tactical sport. And Spain are not dominant in it

[@jpyesiam]

@@vitaminamulti Spain has dominated Tennis for the last 25 years, with big names such as Ferrero, Moya, Rafa, Ferrer, and now Carlitos. Of course, I respect your comment. On the other hand, not only Spain has won trophies in football, tennis, and basketball in the last period, also in handball, indoor soccer or water polo, which are also team sports.

[@nrqoro]

@@vitaminamulti Tennis is not a team sport indeed. However, I said games, and I do think it is very tactical. To be precise, I said that Spain is AMONG the dominating nations in those sports, there are many nations that have been at the top for years, being Spain one of them.

[@nrqoro]

@@jpyesiam Exactly. All of those great examples of tactical sports. I particularly love indoor football.

[@vitaminamulti]

@@jpyesiam Mate, Serbia is better than Spain in Tennis and Basketball

[@bigrandomun9267]

Spanish footballers are often thinking first, action second. Every move has an idea behind it and if it doesn’t, it won’t be made. They learn how to handle those situations as well so they can never feel pressured to make a decision they don’t want to make, they will take their time to make the decision they want to make instead of the typical foootballer approach of just getting it out your feet to whoever is free, not thinking about what might happen next. I think things like playing on smaller pitches earlier and learning how to manage short spaces are massive. As well as being taught the tactical side of the game from a lot earlier on instead of what happens with most footballers in teams where they just get thrown on the pitch and get told to find any position and just play, with the ideas behind playing coming way too late for them to develop that confidence in decision-making.

[@Jazzthink]

Thierry Henry is a genius and I'm so happy we have this format to hear from the man inself. Such a treat. One of a kind. So clear-headed, if that's a word. Being Dutch we put Cruyff on a pedestool, rightfully so, but he cannot have had as big an influence on Barca and Spanish footballers as we are led to believe sometimes. What Madrid, mostly, has come up with, such an incredible winstreak in the CL... It's really quite something. I am so looking forward to Liverpool playing Real Madrid, dude. I've recently become more enthused about ball ever since Slot took over and it's such a treat being engaged with football again.

[@davidtomsett]

Don’t forget Sevilla and their incredible Europa cup winning run

[@DonR-zb2cm]

This guy is mentioning Palmer and Foden lol. Spain have like 100 of players similar or even better. Femin Lopez played in the olympics but he would walk in to Englands starting lineup

[@Richard-d1y]

@DonR-zb2cm Not sure about this. A lot of Spanish players struggle in England, and would not be suited for national team. Spanish players need Spanish players to be at their best.

[@chavinho7793]

​@@Richard-d1ylol no. Fabregas, Cazorla, xabi Alonso, Torres, rodri, Pedro, Jesus navas, David Silva, ect ect ect need I go on ? Spanish players do tremendous in England. The players that do well far outnumber and outshine the amount who flop.

[@Richard-d1y]

@@chavinho7793 Dude. Read what I wrote. I didn't say 'all', I said 'a lot'. Just Google it. Many more Spaniards failed in EPL than succeeded.

[@Ninja-gt3zi]

@@chavinho7793you mentioned all old players nobody new. All teams outside the big 2 are flopping in europe last season la liga did awful in UCL. The two monopoly clubs carry

[@chavinho7793]

@@Ninja-gt3zi the guy never mentioned time periods . Plus I didn't realize rodri was retired? Last time I checked he won the Euros interesting 🤔 lol

[@koltannn]

Como he dicho siempre, Thierry el mejor 9 de la historia y un tio inteligente. Merci

[@harisasif2]

Guys like johan cruyff,bobby robson, van gaal, del bosque changed the way spanish football was seen definitely.Players like R9, rivaldo, romario, ronaldinho, stoichkov,zidane, hagi, figo, kluivert came in laliga and the limelight shifted from italian league to spanish football.

[@lugares_a_descubrir]

Cruijff is the beginning of everything. His Barcelona was the most influencial team in spanish history. Not only because of the concepts he introduced and the academy work growing from there, but the seduction of that football to all supporters, no matter from which team: we all wanted our teams playing like that. And then, his players became coaches or directors of football and they evolved the game

[@michaelyeboah7789]

This is a great conversation.

[@LongLiveThe70s]

Well put by TH What you see right now with Spanish teams, either in club competition or the national team, is that the game flows, the ball is moving all the time, mostly towards the goal, sure, but not necessarily. If you need to step back a bit and restart from another part of the pitch, no problem. And it no longer is a matter of possession percentages or things like that: it is not keeping the ball for the sake of keeping it, you keep it to move forward, not to move it left to right, right to left, as if you were a windscreen wiper Do you need good physical conditioning? For sure but that's not enough for you to play fast. To play fast, it is the ball that needs to move fast, not so much the player. It is the anticipatory thinking TH talks about, always being 2-3 moves ahead of the rival. With this you save so much energy and keep your mind fresh to the end. This is why Spanish teams, by minute 80, still give you the impression they're running like hell, while the rivals are just exhausted

[@alfonsoroman8964]

Gratulations Mr. Henry. Many people around the world think the same as him. Comment heard from a Croatian fan after the EM game "that team simply plays in a sovereign way"

[@Luisml15]

Villarreal is the perfect example for this: They are not your typical trophy runners but they've been playing the most precious buildi up style of football for a lot of years. They always have that one player to lead every play: Senna, Bruno, Cazorla, Parejo and the list will go on because that's how they understand football there since early ages.

[@ekonadu4664]

Thierry Hernry knows football and understand football.

[@DavidLucian]

Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho are by far my favorite living football legends, they are the reason I fell in love with football in the first place, they are part of my childhood... Henry should have won at least one or two ballon d'or in the 2003 and 2004 seasons, he was so unique and underrated back then, he was almost unstoppable and genuinely a very good all-rounder authentic player. ☯️✌️

[@rafaelgarciallano7009]

What a great explanation. What a classy man. Thanks Henry

[@JorgeJimenez-Fdez]

I want to add to the analysis made by them, that Sevilla is the equivalent of Real Madrid in Europa League as they've won 7 titles, being the team that has won it the most. Also there was a statistic, where of the last 22 finals including National Team, that had reached a final, It had been won by the Spanish Team, making them at the moment, almost imposible to beat..

[@kirkwoodbharris5110]

3:50 it would be interesting to see some type of requirement for teams to field a certain number of homegrown players. Maybe not for all games but an aggregate amount of minutes throughout their domestic league campaigns...

[@llbuitre]

I think Italy will be having the most problem on this one. Lately, they super reliant on foreign players. 😅 There is only one or two Italians in the matchday squad on average.

[@billaddison82]

Great idea!

[@kirkwoodbharris5110]

@@llbuitre That's okay, so long as those foreign players are from their own academies, then they would qualify (note the difference between domestic players and foreign homegrown talent). Perhaps an exclusion to the homegrown rule could be available for clubs who field a certain percentage of domestic players in their domestic league games

[@abuyusufabdulhakim952]

@@kirkwoodbharris5110 it would make for a more interesting CL 👍

[@wongalethunyombolo2423]

Gracias TT 👏

[@sgill1968]

02:51 - forgot Sevilla winning multiple uefa cups and A Madrid winning x 2 uefa cups

[@pedromendivilarciniega6548]

Los españoles no destacamos demasiado en deportes individuales pero cuando se trata de competir en equipo sale la raza. Mi hijo de diez años juega en un equipo de nivel entrenando tres tardes a la semana. Se agota y continuamente le recuerdo que puede abandonar cuando quiera pero se niega. Cuando los veo en vestuario, jugando y en la calle son una hermandad muy motivada como equipo. Ven algún partido pero continuamente mira videos de técnica. Y lo mejor... Esa seriedad y disciplina la extrapolan a los estudios, el saber estar, el respeto, la educación.... GRACIAS por todos los comentarios

[@tsepom455]

Spain reminds me of Springboks in rugby. They build teams, even from "weaker" clubs.

[@darmax5367]

Also I dont know about the UK but in Spain we have "futbito" courts in every school, "futbito" courts are 5 a side hardcourts were we play with our mates in school and after school. Because its a hardcourt, its pretty difficult to dominate a football in it. That's where we train ball control, first touch, etc.. And then we get the tactical side of the game at the local teams academy. Next time you go on holidays to Spain if you pass in front of a school, you'll probably notice kids playing on those hardcourts, watch them for a bit and you will probably see better ball control than kids back in the UK.

[@richardlabeja]

Serie A in the 90s was where I saw the highest quantity of world class football players. Not just concentrated in 2 teams, but several teams in the league. However the quality dropped towards the end of the decade, and they never managed to replace their aging stars.

[@latinonic1]

There have been more than 2 teams in La Liga from a European perspective. Check the stats.

[@richardlabeja]

@@latinonic1 Only 2 La Liga teams have ever won Champions League, Europe's top tier competition.

[@ElToRo76]

People always name la masia when it comes to young players. Its true that real madrid cant hold their talents. The thing is real madrids squad is so talented , when u see brahim diaz almost not getting minutes. But at the end if u look outside of the real madrid squad u will notice how many players from the top 5 leagues are actually from real madrid academy

[@coletrain6545]

Spain does and has had an identity for some time and when you do its easy to train generations. Every spanish boy up to top level know exactly whats expected of him, some just do it better

[@jedsithor]

That's Spain's identity. The problem a country like England has is that instead of embracing their own identity, they try to copy everyone else's.

[@grootroot773]

Brazil lost that!🥲

[@xabialvarez6471]

It´s an honor that Thierry talks about the team of mi hometown, Bilbao. I think academy is the best way to succeed in this capitalism world. It gives us identity and a concept of football. I think that the difference between LaLiga teams and other leagues clubs, is that here we train the concept and not only the physique. Barcelona has the best concept, and now with Hansi players have grown up, but in Bilbao we are developing both for many years.

[@jon_j5705]

@@xabialvarez6471 and he also talks about Real Sociedad? Actually he says "Bilbao"... 😉, and then "Sociedad".... instead of Athletic and Real 😁😂

[@xabialvarez6471]

I don't care really, many spanish friends say also "El Bilbao". We've lost that war, they don't do because of disrespect, is just ignorance... 😅

[@jon_j5705]

@@xabialvarez6471 just kidding. He also uses "Sociedad"

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

It’s even funnier when you consider the founders of Bilbao were students who studied in England, but England never managed something as impressive for themselves. If I’m not mistaken, it is why it is called the Athletic Club. Its the same thing for AC Milan, both English spelling

[@xabialvarez6471]

@@XXXTENTAClON227you are right about Athletic Club, but not Milan, it is "Associazione Calcio Milan".

[@kylewalkerr]

Put Foden in the spanish national team, and you will see a completely different player from what we see in the england shirt.

[@carloselchacal7054]

Foden en España,no sería convocado con el equipo nacional

[@kylewalkerr]

@carloselchacal7054 💀

[@carloselchacal7054]

@@kylewalkerr ......es lo que hay...😘

[@nauxsi]

Every decade a style comes along that's dominating, the only thing that overcomes it is outworking them.

[@pragma5282]

You can see their influence in modern football everywhere, including the EPL. Players are more technical and most of them have great passing and control skills, even the goalies play with their feet a lot. Games are more tactical and controlled. 20 years ago, there was lots of speculation, long balls "to see what happens", people jumping in the midfield to try to put the ball down on the floor for minutes, and the plan was always to run to the box like a maniacs, many games would go bonkers, with lots of mistakes, running constantly from box to box. It was fun, but now the coaches don't allow that, many teams try to build momentum with the ball, and precission is very important.

[@mihiracharya5484]

If you watch La liga and EPL you'll notice the difference in the gameplay. Spanish teams play technical football, pass the ball more whereas in EPL, players run wildly (which they call intense and physical)

[@Iker.j16]

It's a well established fact. Quality of Spanish Football >>> Quality of English Football.

[@sosososososo4148]

Spain produces the best Midfielders respectively

[@Kyogre8]

Nobody does it like us, 2026 World Cup here we come 🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@Boom24277]

Tactical wise, spain just have a lot of gifts in that regards

[@komilkhudoyqulov7229]

Posting this before Bayern vs Barcelona game is bold, just hope this doesn't backfire badly

[@marvinezekiel8825]

It's just one game

[@isitandy9520]

Looks like it was the right move

[@alexhardy4559]

This aged nice

[@darrenmcclellan9869]

As a Bayern fan I can say any lineup wt Upamacano is getting beat. Spanish or not😂

[@dylanmulroe9978]

Aged perfectly

[@Wolfpack-wp2kf]

Biggest difference is the style of play and the attributes they have tend to be so similar throughout the whole pyramid, from streets to the top division. It’s something that’s ingrained in their football culture. It means they’re easier to coach as a national side too. Compare that to England we have 3-4 10s that all play in a different way and force a completely different style if you try to play each one.

[@adriGplay]

I like to see the English admiring the Spanish, the Spanish also admire the English's drinking ability. 🍻

[@danielibanezibanez3463]

Admirables🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣🥳🥳🥳👍

[@R.DarioZaragoza]

Sobra este comentario, solo he leído cosas buenas de los ingleses a nosotros

[@adriGplay]

@@R.DarioZaragoza Existe una cosa llamada humor y otra topicos. A ti te sobra el comentario y a otros les hara gracia, si no te gusta pasa de largo pero no pretendas que se dejen de hacer chistes de ingleses borrachos ni de españoles vagos, de catalanes agarrados, de africanos con hambre o de americanos que hacen pium pium en las escuelas.

[@rooteroman]

El inglés históricamente siempre ha sentido complejo con la hispanidad y por eso son nuestros mayores enemigos. Lo del fútbol sólo es un reflejo de esto que digo.

[@CarlosCooksChi]

Thank you. La Liga is consistently the top defensive league in the world. A ton of savvy players

[@rashidkhalid3970]

Wenger said the midfield controls the game that's why he had players like fabregas now pepe with rodri

[@mgcinindebele8628]

Carragher hit it on the nail

[@victorcampos478]

Bilbao full team except 3 or 4 are from the academy and they never get down in all their history

[@ndzalo29]

CBS actually got two of the very best ball pundits in my opinion.

[@reyeseuropeos9153]

Even the best players Micah mentioned from england like foden, jude, pqlmer do better in their clubs where the manager is of spanish/german origin and philosophy. The difference between england vs spain/germany is that they not only train footballers to be good in terms of physical ability but they develop their brain.

[@chy.0190]

True but thats also because English managers are so bad. We dont need to even compare with Spain or Germany. Some of the smaller nations have better managers than in England do lol

[@ihq12]

Muy bien explicado, nice words titi

[@whiskeredshrimp]

2:00 micah saying sorry to kate cuz she’s a man united fan 😂

[@franciscosamir5256]

Both in Futbol and Basketball, the spanish younger academies development is without equal in the world... even when the spanish biotype is not the optimal, they make up for it with top notch facilities, coach development and specially the mindset of TEAM FIRST. Only thing i would say they lack a bit, is just the RAW PASSION from lets say, Argentina (which lacks everything else). This coming from an Argentinean basketball coach and futbol fan.

[@Aeyis537]

"the Spanish biotype" means absolutely nothing. It's a cliché. There is no Spanish biotype, because there is not just one Spain. Northern Spanish has nothing to do with southern Spanish. Spain has a very great physical diversity due to its history. I am Asturian, I am 1.87 m tall and I have very broad shoulders... And if we refer to the clichés: the Spanish are certainly smaller than a Swede on average, but they are also stockier and with more prominent muscles and bodies that can withstand great physical effort. So yes it Can be optimal, more physical in ground.

[@franciscosamir5256]

@@Aeyis537 Is it the same as the Dutch, Sudanese, or French??? NO , very different... that's what i mean

[@Detupropiasalsa]

La Macías is the best football academy in the world 🎉

[@joseand07]

masia