Spain, World Cup, Matador Legion, Enrique, Alba
Ten years ago, the Spanish matadors ushered in their heyday, the European Championship twice, the World Cup also won the championship, and for a while, the Spanish men's football team became the dream team of world football. In the decade that followed, the Matador Legion began to leave the stage, concentrating on the sharpening of their swords. They know that if they want to do good, they must first use it, and this grind is ten years.
The road to promotion for the Matadors in this World Cup is relatively smooth, after all, Spain's squad strength is not comparable to other teams in the same group. In addition to Sweden being able to pose a slight threat to them, the Spanish team basically qualified for the promotion without bloodshed. They are the team with the most goals and the fewest goals conceded in the group, and being able to qualify directly is also due to their strength.
Spain's legendary star Enrique began to coach the Spanish national team at the end of 2019, under his guidance, the Spanish team began to gradually regain its vitality, the rusty sword also slowly revealed its light, the Matador Legion quickly recovered, and successively won the right to participate in the European Championship and the World Cup, it can be said that Enrique fully activated the hidden fighting spirit and confidence of the Matador Legion. This World Cup is also the last tournament for left-back Alba to represent Spain, on September 30, 2011, Alba was selected for the Spanish national team for the first time, and in the 2012 Euro 2012, Alba has become the main left-back of Spain, and finally helped Spain defend the European Championship, it can be said that Alba is the witness of Spain's ten years of grinding a sword.
The Spanish squad is still strong enough to compete with the world's strongest teams, and what is slightly weaker is that their forward position is not very stable. In the World Preliminary Round group stage, the main center Morata only scored 2 goals, and his forward partner Torres scored 4 goals, and the attacking power of the two forwards has not yet been fully activated. The midfield has always been the strong point of the Matadors, Professor Busquets will still play in the World Cup in Spain, which is also his last game for the national team, he played a total of 137 games for Spain, scored 2 goals and had 9 assists, his actual role is far from the data; Rising star Garvey should not start, but he should play a lot of time. In the defenders, Vajal, Azpilicueta and Alba are in a more stable starting position.
Ten years of sharpening a sword, now the various swords of the Matador Legion have been renovated, just waiting for the moment when they are sheathed. The Matador Legion marched to Qatar with its head held high, and they had to use their swords to defend the moment of glory that they had been ten years ago.