Spain are immensely successful and since they can’t be jibed or faulted against in terms of their sheer skills, ability and results and Winning, people have to resort to something to try to take some chink of their armor.

And this is where the “boring” part comes in, the argument itself is a testament to how low people have stooped to get out a critique because they have nothing better to offer.

Keep hating people, Brazil played nasty in 70′s as well, people remember winners, that’s the way it is and Spain win without even trying or being tested, rather than blame the pathetic & inadequate competition, blame the Winner, typical loser mentality.

The comparison to a band is interesting but the opposite of your proposal. When a band sell out, they move away from music that the purists and enthusiasts of a specific genre enjoy. They then adapt their music to try and be inclusive in the mainstream market. They ‘sell out’. Spain have reversed this trend however. Previously they played possession football with Torres as the lethal end product. Not just easy, but gorgeous on the eye. Very mainstream. Now they don’t play with a centre forward and play football only the ultimate possession-loving enthusiast could possibly enjoy.

Very well written though.