Football Ideologies: SPAIN

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As part of our special series on football ideologies, culture and tactics in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League, we sit down with journalist Axel Torres and hear from some of the biggest names in Spanish football.


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  4. @Yohan6665

    lol, seriously man wtf? Why they showed madrid? madrid didn't have big impact on Spanish football ideology. They bought players like di stefano (a nationalised player but actually Argentine), puskas, cr7, modric, figo, zidane for success and none of them are Spanish. If they showed about iker, ramos, alonso, hierro, raul that could've been okay. Bilbao, valencia should've been shown instead of Madrid.

  5. @blablabla4137

    So Barca ideology is to play well, entertain and use Academy players with that philosophy, and Real Madrid ideology is simply to win with the best players.
    And Spain wtf?

  14. @e-maestro

    To truly understand Spanish football you may have to move beyond FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, yes certainly they were the most influential but there are other things that defines the league to what it is. In the same way we associate the best defenders to Italy and the best skilled players to Brazil, the way football is viewed in a specific country breathes the next generation of players in a specific mold. 1. If you notice Spanish Football produces the most talented midfielders, this may be because of the style of play the league is acclimatized to. Look at the leagues statistics and you will understand that majority of La Liga clubs focus a lot on possession football and knows how to play from the back and through the middle. 2. There is a really good youth system among clubs. Season after season clubs such as R. Madrid, FC Barcelona, R. Betis, R. Sociedad, A. Madrid, Sevilla, Las Palmas and others churn out a lot of talented youth players that are really good on the ball. 3. The link between club and international level. There are also stricter rules to have more home grown players, clubs with a B-TEAM are allowed to participate in 2nd & 3rd Divisions however are not allowed to be promoted beyond 2nd. This promotes more young Spanish players to continue to play in Spain hence by the time they move to the 1st division or get call up to the Spanish National team it is quite an easy transition. This is why I believe its not always a bad thing that the league is not the richest in the world, it forces clubs to look within and promote within. Dutch league has a similar philosophy. There are many other view points if you look at statistics I am sure most La Liga fans can point out a few others as well. It may not be the most exciting league but for me it is the most tactically inclined league. Teams are not trying to over power you or out pace you, it is literally a mind game sometimes and may seem a bit slow. There is a saying, if you are up 2-0 in Spain the game is over (possession football), if you are up 2-0 in England it isn't over until the last minute. (counter attacking football)

  19. @chadgable984

    Real won so many titles but they never made a big impact in football in terms of ideology, tactics and philosophy, they just won titles by buying countless expensive players

  21. @gregy1570

    yay, tiki-taka and stall with the ball! get a world cup by losing very first game then winning the rest, each 1-0. suits the country that dresses someone up like a ballerina crossed with mickey mouse, to taunt a magnificent noble animal to death, then call it "bullfighting" like it's something manly. after that, take a nap and do the macarena..

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