Spain - the one team that was on everyone's lips before the World Cup. They had impressed in friendly matches, at the Confederations Cup and at the Euro Cup 2014. They had in fact managed to beat Tahiti at the Confederations 11-1! This was in so many ways a force to reckon with. The pace of Andres Iniesta, near perfect record of one Diego Costa and Ike Casilla's solidness between the posts seemed enough to intimidate any team. Spain were after all, the defending champions lead by a man who knew his art well. Vicente Del Bosque. But just what went wrong at the Cup? How could a team made of proven champions get eliminated at group stages?You guessed it right. The whole problem started with goalkeeping and ending with goalkeeping. Ike Casillas had failed to impress at club level.
In fact, the sole goal scored against him at the EUFA Champions league finals against Atletico Madrid was as a result of a goalkeeping error that he could otherwise have avoided. Jose Mourinho has seen this and sidelined him while still in charge at Real Madrid.Then there came another big problem. Tiki Taka. A passing technique that had been mastered by the team. But the world has already studied Spain's moves. It therefore did not come as a surprise to many that Netherlands capitalized on Spain's loopholes with ease. Vicente Del Bosque should have learnt this on time. He should have employed a different style of football while playing Chile. But for reasons best known to him, he didnt..and just like that, the defending champions saw got eliminated.Of course there were other blunders and mistakes. Sergio Ramos at the back, was not at his best. His midfield counterpart Xabi Alonso was always marked. Ike Casillas shouldn't have started, Pepe Reina was there. Same case applies to Diego Costa as Fernando Torres was there. The solution was written on the wall. Ditch Tiki Taka for a more tactical approach. Whether Vicente Del Bosque will take this into consideration is a matter clouded in ambiguity. Whether he'll even keep his job is more uncertain. But one thing's for sure. Ike Casillas needs to get his magic back before he can be trusted between the posts again.
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