In the 2022 Qatar World Cup group draw, Group E can be said to be the most concerned group, because this group has two World Cup champions Spain and Germany, and this group has also become the death group of this World Cup. Spain wants to break through in the group, in addition to competing with the strong Germany, the Japanese team from Asia is also quite strong, can not have the slightest mistake, the football for many years in the game of pass control football seems to have gradually come to an end, the 2022 World Cup Spain want to make a difference must come up with something new.
Poor results in the early World Cup Pass control has created brilliant
Spanish football originated very early, playing its first national team match in 1920, when it defeated Denmark 1-0 and in 1933 it beat Bulgaria by a score of 13-0, the biggest victory in Spanish history. In 1934, Spain played in the World Cup for the first time, and the quarter-finals were tied with the host Italy in 90 minutes to a 1-1 draw, followed by a penalty shootout. Since then, Spain has had a long period of sluggish World Cup results, missing many World Cup matches, and the rest of the matches are out of bounds at the group stage, including the World Cup hosted on home in 1982, and the second round of the group is at the bottom.
At the beginning of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Spain gradually improved its form, returning to the quarterfinals, including reaching the quarterfinals twice in 1994 and 2002. In 2008, Spanish football embarked on the road to revival, youth training blossomed into a blowout, Spain began to abandon the traditional two-wing wing wing wing play and began to enter the stage of passing football, with Barcelona as the Spanish football team, the 2008 European Championship won in one fell swoop, Spain also entered an invincible state, 2010 South Africa World Cup overtime defeated the Netherlands, won the first World Cup championship, and then defended the European Cup in 2012, For a time, it was difficult for Spain to have an opponent in world football.
The midfielder led by "Habeb", coupled with the sharp knives Torres, Villa and others, is the basis of Spain's success, but as the core players get older, the dominance of passing football gradually declines, and Spain suffered Waterloo in the 2014 World Cup, losing 1-5 to the Netherlands in the group stage, and finally the defending champions were out of the group. Spanish football is once again at a low ebb, with the 2018 World Cup being eliminated in the first round of the knockout rounds.
Success also passes control, and defeat also passes control
It is undeniable that in the four years from 2008 to 2012, the Spanish team is almost invincible, and there are few teams in the history of world football that are so dominant, the peak period of passing football is almost a spiritual attribute attack, it is a way of playing that makes the opponent "reduce intelligence", and the Spanish team matches make people feel that the gap is infinitely widening, has exceeded the original gap, the 2010 South African World Cup is like this, the Spanish team has passed the 1-0 level to the final cup, but no fans have questioned its conservatism.
Perhaps because the peak period was too dazzling, Spain's pass control football has become the object of study of all teams, and the weakness of slowly passing football has also begun to be exposed, and the teams have strengthened the passing and receiving of the ball in the backcourt, making it difficult for Spain to press the high position before, followed by the impact of the teams and the continuous acceleration of the side, so that the Spanish team has never been able to slow down the rhythm. At this time, Spain's pass control has entered a dead end, with a super high possession rate but no attack, no counter-insertion and no acceleration, the Spanish team no longer has offensive power, and the record has also declined all the way. It can be said that Spain is still the team in the world that is best at passing control, but world football has also ushered in a tactical upgrade, can not keep pace with the times is bound to be abandoned by football, Spain can be said to be successful and control, defeat also pass control.
The little devil is in charge, and the competitiveness is declining
The fiasco of the 2014 World Cup, the early exit of the 2018 World Cup, Spanish football bid farewell to the golden generation, but also entered another reconstruction, fortunately, Spain has an excellent league foundation, coupled with the world's top youth training system, Spain soon and continuously emerged new stars. In the case of the 2021 Euro 2021, the devilish Spain has reached the semi-finals all the way to the semi-finals, the oldest of this Spanish team is the 32-year-old Busquets, in addition to the goalkeepers, there are only three players over 30 years old in the whole team, Suchis, Pedri, Rodri, Oyasaval, Fernando Torres and other talented players gradually picked up the girder.
Although the Spanish team currently has a large number of talented young players, but it is still difficult to achieve results quickly, the 2021 European Cup can already be seen, the key time has not been able to pick up the players, midfield veteran Busquets is a top green leaf player, the main role is to connect and comb, the front line has been placed on the high hopes of Morata scoring ability is too low, Filand torres shooting is too bad, Wulei teammate De Thomas can only act as a substitute, Traore breakthrough can still score no hope, The genius Fati has repeatedly fallen into injuries and has not been able to cash in on his talent. This Spanish team may still be able to maintain a good possession rate, but if they want to win the game, their scoring ability or defensive strength are still quite flawed, and it is difficult to be listed as the favorite to win the World Cup.
The 2022 group qualifier is difficult in the round of 16 or will be terminated
Spain is in Group E and is the only group with two favourites to win the world, including the powerful Germany team, the recent rise of Japan, and a play-off team (most likely Costa Rica). Germany in the group stage is undoubtedly the most powerful opponent, although in recent years the two teams have won and lost each other, and even Spain's performance of defeating Germany by a large score, but the strength of the two teams is now undoubtedly more advantageous, compared to Spain's pass control, German football is more three-dimensional, with Sane, Gnabry two top wingers, plus Kimmich, Gundogan and Havertz and other midfielders, Germany has excellent control and acceleration ability, Spain is bound to fall behind in the face of this Germany.
If you can't have the advantage in the competition with Germany, then the second place in the group will be the goal of Spain' struggle, the other two opponents are also not easy to deal with, if Costa Rica beats New Zealand in the play-offs, then it may be the weakest opponent in Group E, but Japan is absolutely difficult to deal with, the 2018 World Cup almost beat Belgium to reach the final four, and now the international team is all over the major leagues in Europe, and also has a very good passing ability, if Spain can not have a single point of explosion ability, It is difficult to have a certain victory against this Japanese team.
According to the World Cup signing table, if Spain can beat Germany's first qualifier in the group stage, then the first round opponent in the knockout round will be Group F 2, and the high probability will be the runner-up of the last World Cup, the Croatian team led by Modric, will be a difficult opponent to beat, if the eight strong probabilities of winning continue to meet Brazil, Spain's current strength will be difficult to move forward. If Spain only finishes second in the group, then it will come to the first round of the second half of the knockout round to encounter the first place in Group F, which is likely to be Belgium, the golden generation led by De Bruyne and Lukaku, Spain's strength is obviously at a disadvantage, and it is feared that it will be ended in the round of 16, of course, the current energetic Spain ceiling is very high, and there is also a chance to create miracles in the World Cup, but it is foreseeable that 2026 may be their peak.