El Marquesito

Aquí yacen las cenizas de D. Juan Díaz Porlier. Fue dichoso en cuanto emprendió contra los enemigos de su patria.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@ostraperlera El catolicismo, antes que la pasión, significa el universalismo. España aspira a ser el canon. Pretende que cualquiera en el mundo se mire en ella y en última instancia aspire a ser español.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@ostraperlera Mucho antes de la industrialización y el liberalismo, España tuvo que explorar el mundo, cartografiarlo y evangelizarlo, organizar un imperio, enfrentar la perfidia, la herejía y defender la moral y la fe. No es poco.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

Vamos a ver: deberías estar expulsados de la FIFA por crímenes contra la humanidad; no habéis aportado nada al fútbol; habéis tratado a la selección de Irán como a proscritos. Habéis impuesto la aberración de las pausas publicitarias. De qué coño exactamente os quejáis.

[Rob Pizzola @robpizzola]

Cannot believe the France vs Spain semifinal is 3pm on a Tuesday. A weekday afternoon. North America is hosting this World Cup. Put the final at 3pm Saturday... fine... it's the weekend. But scheduling a semi at 3pm on a workday to cater to Europe while North Americans get shafted is a joke.

And before anyone says a lot of the tournament games have been in the afternoon, that is not the point. This is a HUGE semifinal. When you host, the marquee games go in your prime time. That is how the Olympics work, that is how past World Cups have worked. The host market gets the showcase window. North America is hosting and got skipped for a weekday matinee. What is even the point of hosting?

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@g_quadri Saltó la liebre del antisemitismo contra argentina. Señores, saquen a esos parásitos sionistas de Argentina si quieren volver a ser alguien.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@paletadecarne5 @Fabri_Bjj @EnriqueVonBeas Lo que cayó es tu prepucio, eunuco.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@elnarrador Vete a ver fútbol americano, zurullo.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@marymadridista_ Inglaterra, si llega a la final, la habrá perdido antes de jugarla. Son perdedores genéticos, y además no tienen huevos (salvo Kane y el otro que sale en el segundo tiempo).

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@paletadecarne5 @EnriqueVonBeas Tú país está en la ruina y prostituido al sionismo por milei. Estás para dar lecciones.

[Roger Bonet "Ruxi" @Ruxiiii4]

Let's talk about Spain against Belgium.

Spain have shown great fluidity in their positional attacks. They have been well organised in rest defence, avoiding problems in defensive transitions, while the full-backs have provided excellent overlaps. Once again, Spain have looked dangerous with low crosses into the box.

Spain are a very complete team. Even without seeing the best versions of Pedri and Lamine Yamal yet, they remain a very strong side with clear ideas.

Belgium defended in a man-oriented system, and Spain repeatedly found good solutions against it. One of the main ones was having players move away from their assigned positions. The movements of Baena, Olmo and Oyarzabal when dropping deep created problems for Belgium and allowed Spain to progress into the final third. Belgium's defenders were reluctant to follow players too far from their starting positions, allowing Spain to find free players between the lines and advance the ball.

When you play against a man-oriented system, you can manipulate the opposition by dragging defenders out of position, including the centre-backs. However, you then need players capable of attacking the space left behind, because man-oriented systems offer very little cover. Lamine occasionally threatened with runs in behind and created a lot of danger whenever he did so. But it's clear Spain lacks profiles that can attack in behind, with many of them wanting the ball to feet.

Another effective solution against man-to-man marking is quick one-twos, like the combination between Pedro Porro and Lamine Yamal for Spain's opening goal.

Spain were also excellent at keeping their composure under pressure in deep build-up. They built up very well, often looking for Oyarzabal's chest with direct passes, while Unai Simón consistently showed excellent quality with his distribution.

The inclusion of Fabián Ruiz also gave Spain another left-footed player, allowing them to attack more naturally down the left. Compared to their usual midfield of three right-footers, Spain looked more balanced in possession instead of relying so heavily on attacks down the right through Lamine Yamal.

The attacking dynamics of Spain change significantly depending on whether Fabián Ruiz or Pedri starts in midfield. With Fabián, a left-footed player, Spain naturally attack more down the left, meaning Lamine Yamal receives the ball less often. However, when he does receive it, he is usually more isolated in 1v1 situations.

With Pedri, Spain attack much more through the right, so Lamine sees far more of the ball. However, he also tends to receive it with more defenders around him and less space to exploit, which may explain why he struggled more during the closing stages of the match.

Belgium defended in a very man-oriented system, but alternated between going full man-to-man and keeping an extra defender in the back line. Initially, De Bruyne screened the passing lane into Rodri, but once he stepped forward to press, Rodri became available. If Spain found Rodri, one of Belgium's midfielders would jump to him and a centre-back would step out, turning the structure into full man-to-man marking. It was a hybrid approach between full man-to-man and maintaining an extra defender, very similar to Portugal's defensive system.

Belgium caused Spain some problems by playing long towards De Ketelaere and winning the second balls. They also created a couple of dangerous transitions when Spain were slightly slow to react after losing possession, while Doku helped Belgium progress with his ball carrying.

Apart from those moments, however, Spain were clearly the dominant team.

I love De Bruyne as a player, but this was not a game that suited his strengths. Belgium spent long periods defending, and without runners attacking the space in transition, a profile they largely lack, De Bruyne had very limited opportunities to influence the game with his passing or his quality in the last third.

We need to be realistic about this Belgium team. They executed a fantastic game plan against the United States, but in their other matches they have struggled to be defensively solid in their 4-4-2. They also lack players who can consistently threaten in large spaces during transitions. In settled possession, their attacks have been quite positional, relying more on occupying the last line with numbers than on creating relationships and combinations between their best players.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@metegoleschavez @Mari_y_Mari El penalti es la pena máxima porque la falta interrumpe una jugada de máximo peligro. En este caso, la jugada ya está cortada, la mano es involuntaria. Sin ni siquiera tener en cuenta la norma precisa, la interpretación correcta del juego no daría penalti. De nada.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@Mari_y_Mari Calla, bobo.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@TomVadinia No van a tomar la iniciativa. Van a defender con todo y esperar su oportunidad. Deschamps es un entrenador de equipo pequeño, con jugadores excepcionales en algunos aspectos (ni mucho menos en todos).

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@wstgoat7 Bélgica aplastó a EEUU. Ayer tiró una vez a puerta. Salid a la calle a jugar al fútbol y dejad de opinar, ratones.

[Pintu 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇪🇺 @Pinturicchia13]

Lamine tiene potencia para ser el mejor del mundo pero alguien le tiene que decir lo mismo que ha dicho Deschamps a los suyos, estás aquí para ganar el Mundial, no el Balón de Oro. ¿Quieres ser Messi o quieres ser Neymar?

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@elnarrador @EnriqueVonBeas Cierra el orto. Al fútbol no gana el que marca muchos goles, analfabeto, gana el que mete un gol más que el rival. Si a eso le sumas el control total del juego, tienes a la mejor selección de la historia, la España 2008 - 2012.

[El Marquesito @ElMarquesito5]

@duckhamburguer Francia no juega a nada. Son cuatro atletas delante con mucha técnica. El fútbol que plantea Deschamps es prehistórico. Efectivo, por la calidad de los jugadores, pero nada más.

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@EzequielDaray Los perdedores alemanes, en vez de protestar al árbitro, se pasaron pitando a Cucurella el resto de la euro. Hay que ser mononeuronal. Os merecías todo lo que mamasteis y lo que estáis por mamar. Perdedores.

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@RMFCReaper Sabes más que los árbitros ingleses y brasileños ayudados por el var. Tampoco has jugado al fútbol, por lo que parece.