Euros winners
Spain 2012
Spain at 2012
Vicente del Bosque·4-3-3
- Euros
91OVR
Del Bosque's 2012 Spain. Fàbregas as the false nine, Xavi and Iniesta as the brain, and a 4–0 final that closed the tiki-taka era.
Cohesion sits at 96 — high on purpose. Famous XIs usually get that bump.
Highest rated: Xavi. Not a slight on Andrés Iniesta — the scale is era-relative and a bit argumentative on purpose.
Key Players
Hover or tap for player attributes- 01XaviCM · ES95PEAKPAC86SHO80PAS97DRI96DEF82PHY86
- 02Andrés IniestaLW · ES94PEAKPAC98SHO82PAS93DRI95DEF68PHY86
- 03Sergio BusquetsCDM · ES90PEAKPAC77SHO68PAS90DRI82DEF86PHY85
- 04Xabi AlonsoCM · ES90PEAKPAC84SHO77PAS93DRI89DEF77PHY81
- 05Iker CasillasGK · ES88PEAKDIV87HAN84KIC71REF86SPD61POS85
- 06Sergio RamosCB · ES88PEAKPAC71SHO54PAS77DRI67DEF91PHY89
Formation 4-3-3Vicente del Bosque
INIESTA
94
FABREGAS
86
SILVA
88
XAVI
95
BUSQUETS
90
ALONSO
90
ALBA
86
PIQUE
88
RAMOS
88
ARBELOA
80
CASILLAS
88
Starting XI
- LWAndrés Iniesta94
- STCesc Fàbregas86
- RWDavid Silva88
- CMXavi95
- CDMSergio Busquets90
- CMXabi Alonso90
- LBJordi Alba86
- CBGerard Piqué88
- CBSergio Ramos88
- RBÁlvaro Arbeloa80
- GKIker Casillas88
Bench
- STFernando Torres82
- CAMJuan Mata84
- RWPedro84
- STÁlvaro Negredo80
- CAMSanti Cazorla84
- CDMJavi Martínez84
- GKPepe Reina82
Ratings
Attack88
Midfield97
Defence88
Goalkeeping88
Chemistry96
Overall91
How this XI is built
Possession is rated 96 — they want the ball, or at least the model thinks they did. Aerial threat 40 — do not expect a barrage of flicks. Midfield 97 is where this side actually lives.
Style
Tiki-TakaFalse NineMidfield DominancePositional PlayShort Passing
Achievements
- UEFA European Championship winners — 4–0 vs Italy
- Third straight major tournament title
- False nine, tiki-taka at its most complete
The usual arguments
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