Its also a factor of a team making best of its constraints. The best players in spain are diminutive and not as physically strong as the other teams.They cant c

Its also a factor of a team making best of its constraints. The best players in spain are diminutive and not as physically strong as the other teams.They cant compete with the physical game style of England or the stronger players from Germany(who by the way are also technically gifted, thanks to a total overhaul of their footballing structure which started 10 years ago.[1]). And hence the tiki-taka philosophy of football which deprives the other team of possession. On average this year at the euros Spain had possession of the ball about 60% of the time in all their games(except the final). They conceded just 1 goal in the entire tournament. [1]http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/jul/02/world-cup-2010-germany-flair http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/jul/02/world-cu...