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World Cup Round of 16 Analysis with TDS Soccer Experts Joe Opio & George Gountas

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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I Think Spain's Too Rigid With Their Philosophy, but Not Enough of That Killer Instinct

I think Spain are too rigid with their philosophy. They don't have the extra difference maker playing that style to make it work. Luis Enrique's gift and class is so stubborn. You want a switch it up just because maybe things are not going well. In this game, I felt that there was lots of two-phrase possession based tikki taka just for the sake of position. At some point, you can pass the ball pass the ball, but at some point,you need that forward thrust. So Spain too much position, but not enough of that killer instinct to actually make it count. Some of the older players like Busquets and maybe Jordi Alba, obviously

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