Koke has conceded that Spain may need to bring The Red Fury back into their style of play if they are to retain their European Championship title.
Though Spain became renowned for their attractive passing game dubbed tiki taka as they won three consecutive major tournaments between 2008 and 2012, they failed to reach the knockout stages at the 2014 World Cup and a 2-1 defeat to Croatia saw them finish second in Group D at Euro 2016.
Prior to that period of success, Spain had been nicknamed The Red Fury to signal their fiery on-field tone, and midfielder Koke believes a middle ground between the two styles would boost their hopes of defending their European title.
Tiki-taka has done great things for us and brought us a lot of success, he told AS.
We c…
Market: Wrexham win
Odds: 4/11 @
Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the National League table, Wrexham will host Gateshead on Tuesday night.
Starting with the hosts, after stunningly crashingly out of the play-offs last season, it is no secret that Wrexham are desperate to go one step further this time around. Once again tipped as a standout pick in this year s promotion chase, Phil Parkinson s men have enjoyed an eye-catching start to the 2022/23 campaign. Last seen over the weekend picking up an action-packed 3-2 victory away at Woking, the Dragons have lost just one of their opening five National League contests. Likewise, now racking up eight strikes in their back-to-back fifth-tier wins, the ex-Sunderland boss will be calling …