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Xavi Hernandez and life in Qatar
Harry Trend looks at Xavi Hernandez and how the Spanish legend is getting on in Qatar.
Tag: tiki-taka
Tiki-taka is not dead
As Spain prepare to bow out of the World Cup, Sam Mills re-assures us that there’s still a future for tiki-taka style football.
Spain – Everything that has a beginning, has an end
It was only a brief smile, a smirk even. It passed across Vicente Del Bosque’s rumpled features as Chile scored the second goal of their stunningly straightforward 2-0 win against his Spanish team, a fleeting glimpse of the emotions raging beneath the coach’s normally stoic visage. In that moment, his thoughts — or at least some of […]
Cruyff’s Paradox: Is tiki-taka simple or complex?
Ferus Suwan talks tactics, with Johan Cryuff’s influence on the game as evident as ever.
The evolution of Tiki-Taka
Cian O’Neill discusses the now fashionable term for keeping the ball on the deck.
Euro 2012: Why has the world fallen out of love with Spain?
James Hunt wonders why Spain are no longer everyone’s favourite cup of tea.