#the narrative re: moroccan players who grew up in spain to immigrant families making it and representing morocco :') beautiful | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

doux-amer · 2 years ago

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Sorry to the Swiss, but it’s a relief to see that Korea didn’t get knocked out with the biggest defeat in the Round of 16 lkdjflajfa. If only we went against each other and Portugal had Brazil, but oh well.

#as for spain–morocco...i unfortunately still care about spain so i was bummed #but i love seeing small and/or non-european countries make it and spain vs. morocco is even spicier because of their history #so i was thrilled for them! fully deserved! they played fabulously and that atmosphere was electric #everything was on their side. you could feel it in the air #really happy for them and hoping they continue to advance #kudos to them for their palestine flags (lol forever at fifa trying to make this a non-political event as possible #as if that's even possible...#and it turned out to be one of the most political with people unashamedly being demonstrative with their statements and gestures)#the narrative re: moroccan players who grew up in spain to immigrant families making it and representing morocco :') beautiful #as for spain's tactics...just reminded me of the times i got frustrated with lucho when he was at barca #why did he spend so much time putting nico and ansu on?! WHY stick so stubbornly to a strategy that isn't working?#as soon as he put nico on he ran in deep which broke up the great moroccan defense and it changed things up #instead of them continuing to pass horizontally or backwards 10000 times #they were breaking the wrong records with their passes and penalties god. embarrassing. though i suppose this is a return to form #2008–2012 were the golden years but spain always choked before then! this is on brand for them #they do have an extremely young squad though so with experience they'll become even more formidable #but even from the euros it was clear that they didn't gel well. not in the way that other NTs flop or crumble due to infighting #because they like each other a lot and there are fantastic players. it's just that there are some players that don't belong #or are missing altogether. great for spain to do a death by 1000 passes but who CARES #if you don't have anyone to pass to and my god spain's lack of an excellent forward is glaring #i wanted him to make thiago integral to the team but at the same time having a stacked midfield doesn't matter #if you can't FINISH

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