A criticism of Spain days after an unfortunate 1-0 defeat to England is always likely to come across as a wild knee-jerk reaction, but Spain’s problems against decent sides have been evident for over a year now.
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Valencia 0-1 Barcelona: both sides try different systems, but both switch back to the usual
Lionel Messi had an off-day…and yet still scored the winner as Barcelona temporarily move ten points clear at the top.
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Scotland 2-3 Spain: Scotland come back from two down, but plan B Llorente grabs winner
Scotland scored two goals against the World Champions, but that still wasn’t enough to take any points from an exciting encounter.
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Argentina 4-1 Spain: good audition for Batista
Argentina beat Spain at their own game – passing them off the pitch, and finishing chances ruthlessly.
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FIFA’s 289-page Technical Report on the 2010 World Cup – in 15 points
This week, FIFA have unveiled their ‘technical report’ on the 2010 World Cup.
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