Spain: Blending a new with a old

• La Roja will attend during their 11th consecutive World Cup
• Spain hermetic gift for Russia 2018 with a diversion to gangling in Group G
• Coach Julen Lopetegui a male behind Spain’s good form 

Spain rubberstamped their much-awaited sheet to Russia on a penultimate matchday of European section subordinate for a 2018 FIFA World Cupâ„¢.

La Roja‘s record of 8 wins and a pull from 9 matches were adequate to win Group G and sign a place during what will be their 15th finals. They will transport there underneath a superintendence of conduct manager Julen Lopetegui, who, after replacing Vicente del Bosque during a helm, has managed to keep a hint of what done Spain successful while implementing new ideas.

QUALIFIED!
Congratulations, Spain!
The 2010 #WorldCup winners are going to Russia! #WCQ pic.twitter.com/oOGN7HuEsY

— #WCQ ⚽️ (@FIFAWorldCup) October 6, 2017

FIFA.com shines a spotlight on a keys to Spain’s qualification:

The Lopetegui factor:

Continuity
Spain’s unsatisfactory showings during Brazil 2014 and UEFA EURO 2016, total with a depart of Del Bosque after 7 years in charge, gave arise to a debate: should they try to play with a opposite style? Lopetegui, who knows a country’s youngsters good after several years working as a inhabitant group manager during girl level, persevered with a complement of discerning flitting and gripping possession that was not usually one of a underlying factors behind a jubilant golden epoch of La Roja, though also gathering a continued success of a girl teams. 

Renewal
A duration of transition ensued in a arise of a 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and Lopetegui has now overseen a completion. Younger players like Koke, Alvaro Morata, Thiago Alcantara and Isco have stepped adult and their roles in a side are now usually as critical as those of veterans, led by Sergio Ramos and Andres Iniesta.

Bravery
Throughout a march of a subordinate campaign, Lopetegui has demonstrated that he does not bashful divided from creation large decisions. In a essential confront with Italy he altered plan and opted to allot with an unmitigated striker for a initial time. The play paid off as Spain warranted a 3-0 win in a diversion in that he handed a start to youngster Marco Asensio. Lopetegui steady a plan of fielding youngsters by selecting Saul Niguez and debutant Alvaro Odriozola in a 3-0 delight over Albania that put a sign on qualification.

Meritocracy
Since holding over in Sep 2016, Lopetegui has called adult 44 opposite players to his squads, giving debuts to 5 of them: Iago Aspas, Asier Illarramendi, Ander Herrera, Saul and Odriozola. By including veterans that had been out of row for some time, such as Pepe Reina and David Villa, he showed that a doorway to a inhabitant group is always open to anyone.

Players past and benefaction

Mr Indispensible, David Silva
The Manchester City midfielder is a usually actor Lopetegui has used in all 13 games he has taken assign of to date. Still in his prime, Silva is one of a few remaining member of a Spain group that won a 2014 World Cup and back-to-back European titles. A cornerstone of a midfield, a Canary Islander orchestrates a play, can kick his pen and has contributed 5 goals in Russia 2018 qualifying.

Gambling on Isco
Lopetegui corroborated a Malaga local even when he was not a unchanging starter during Real Madrid and a executive midfielder has repaid that faith: Isco has scored 5 goals in subordinate so distant and was superb opposite Italy, while he has deservedly grown into one of a team’s leaders.

Did we know…?
Spain are dominant in World Cup subordinate given losing to Denmark on 31 Mar 1993. That run has now stretched to 62 games but defeat, comprising 49 wins and 13 draws. En track to Russia they have scored 35 goals in 9 games, surrender usually three.

Gracias a todos por vuestro apoyo desde el authority día. Muy orgulloso de este equipo y de esta afición. @SeFutbol #Rusia2018 pic.twitter.com/I35jekzV6G

— Julen Lopetegui (@julenlopetegui) October 6, 2017

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=10/news=spain-blending-the-new-with-the-old-2911659.html