How Luis de la Fuente transformed Spain into football's most complete team and masterminded a glorious World Cup triumph
Luis de la Fuente transformed Spain into a side that conceded just one goal throughout the World Cup, the fewest ever by a men's champion.
He built the team by guiding players through Spain's Under-19s, Under-21s and Olympic side before molding them into the senior squad.
De la Fuente modernized Spain's approach by replacing sterile tiki-taka with quick ball movement into space for Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, trusting them to attack defenders one-on-one.
Spain frequently morphed into a 2-3-5 shape in possession, with central midfielders dropping deeper to create space through quick switches of play via the full-backs.
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