Stop Europe Football Tour-Spain's quiet summer called 'end of one era'
Andres Iniesta Fernando Torres Spain's summer on the other side of the globe is a little quieter than the "Eastern Island Country", where two legends from Spain boil over the play of the superstars who made their J-League debut. The KING GEAR editorial department will deliver the information from the local area in Europe.
Takafumi Kunitomi
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2018/08/02
July 1, 2018 Is it around 20:00 local time?
The expectations of those who live in a country of 40 million passions have been ephemeral in Moscow.
Summer in Spain is still bright after 10 pm.
In Spain, which has a time difference of 1 hour from Moscow, even dinner has not started yet, the time when the sun shines (Note 1),
At that time, the capital of this country
Normally, the city is crowded with people, but on this day the people were sparse and quiet.
Everyone was watching the game "relaxing" at home or somewhere else.
First round of the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup Russia
Spain vs Russia
The invincible fleet that overwhelmingly dominated the game
I couldn't break the steadfastness as if I was aiming for a penalty shootout before the match started,
Succumbed to the team in the host country.
Perhaps most Spaniards, not just me, were optimistic about moving on to the next stage.
The next day, all Spanish newspapers covered the defeat on one side.
(The cover of major Spanish newspapers on July 2 reported the tragedy of defeat)
In sports newspapers and ass
"The end of an era"
It was also written.
(One side of a major Spanish newspaper, titled The End of an Era)
Just 10 years ago.
UEFA EURO Conference 2008
Spain was booming in Switzerland and Austria.
In addition to the fascinating football formed by "Quatro Fugones (Note 2)"
David Villa and Fernando Torres are on the front line.
One pass from Xavi to Fernando Torres in the middle of the final
It broke Germany's dream and made the invincible fleet the pinnacle of Europe for the first time in 44 years.
Following that, he won the World Cup and won the EURO in a row (Note 3).
Always on that team
There was Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres
(Andres Iniesta in Barcelona, where I belonged until the year before I came to Japan)
It's been 10 years since then.
Standing on the Moscow pitch
Andres Iniesta is the only one who has been taking turns recently.
Fernando Torres couldn't even go to Russia.
(Quattro Fugones also had only David Silva on the team anymore.)
(Fernando Torres at Atletico Madrid, where I belonged until the year before I came to Japan)
It's the same as the Heike story that begins with "The Voice of the Bell of Jetavana",
I don't mean to say
The era of good conditions and strong men will not last forever.
It's the same in the world of football.
Raise the possession and pick the buds of the opponent's attack,
Approach the opponent's goal with a highly accurate short pass.
The Spanish play style that built an era is
Fleetingly defeated before the host country, who had the ball for only about a quarter of the time of the match
The end of an era is
Does it mean that the pioneers who built the era have given way?
Does it mean that the world-dominated play style has entered an era where it is no longer all-purpose?
There will be various interpretations.
by the way,
Real Madrid, who won the highest title in Europe at the club level for the third consecutive year,
It is a Spanish club.
(One frame in the Champions League championship parade. Ronaldo is no longer in Spain.)
But Real Madrid also
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best football players in the world, has left
Zidane, who has become a legend both as a player and as a director, has left.
This is also
It may mean the end of an era.
(Zidane, who led Real Madrid to the European championship for the third consecutive year, has also left)
Crushed the Spanish style of increasing possession and scoring goals,
The counter style from the steadfast aiming for the shortest distance to the goal is also
Dominate Europe for the third consecutive year
The glory of the "white giant" who reigns in the European soccer world in recent years like the spring of our world
It may not last forever in the future.
In Spain, where many people talk about football whether they sleep or wake up
"The Spanish national team had nothing good this time."
"World Cup ... I was doing such a tournament."
And, there is little talk of football this summer.
Unexpected defeat of the national team, transfer of one of the best heroes of La Liga to Italy,
Maybe there were a few sad topics.
But,
Great young players are born in Spain
Isco,
Marco Asensio,
Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid),
Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid),
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletics Bilbao),
Carlos Soler (Valencia)
If an era is over
Players who will inherit the next generation will build a new era again.
(Iniesta, who built an era in Spain, and Isco, who will lead the next generation
FIFAWorld Cup against Morocco)
And the players who built an era
Fortunately, it connects that experience with the island nations of the Far East.
From there, new enjoyment for the next generation must be born.
The taxi driver said this when he learned that I was Japanese.
"Japan is amazing. I was driving Belgium. I fell in love with Japan after seeing that match.
I was much more challenging than the Spanish national team (laughs). "
The same thing can be said from people who stopped by at the bar and drank.
It is also said by other taxi drivers.
"youWhere are you from? China? Is it Korea? "
If you say it's Japan, you'll almost certainly smile
"Well, Hapon. Hapones is Muy bien (similar to Very good)."
Is said.
One era will end,
Great players and directors will leave,
The passion for football of the people of this country does not disappear.
New topics are sure to be born
When the season starts again
Drink alcohol with football as a snack.
And a new era begins again.
Bar, which is a little quiet now,
The weekend will be flooded with people wearing uniforms soon.
The sake of this country is better to taste with football.
-------- Note 1: Spanish meal
Spanish meal times are a bit peculiar. We have light meals around 8 o'clock and breakfast around 11 o'clock. Lunch for the first main event starts around 15:00, and dinner starts around 22:00.It lasts until the changing time. The shops are also crowded at that time, so it feels a little strange in the Japanese sense.
Note 2: Spain's Xavi, Andres Iniesta, David Silva, and Cesc Fabregas, who participated in Quattro Fugones EURO2008. Named "Cuatro Jugones (Four Creators)", he played beautiful football throughout the tournament.
Note 3: consecutive championships of EURO Spain won the EURO 2012 co-sponsored in Ukraine and Poland following the EURO 2008 tournament. The best player in the tournament is Iniesta. Fernando Torres has been selected for the Golden Boot, which is equal to the top scorer
The expectations of those who live in a country of 40 million passions have been ephemeral in Moscow.
Summer in Spain is still bright after 10 pm.
In Spain, which has a time difference of 1 hour from Moscow, even dinner has not started yet, the time when the sun shines (Note 1),
At that time, the capital of this country
Normally, the city is crowded with people, but on this day the people were sparse and quiet.
Everyone was watching the game "relaxing" at home or somewhere else.
First round of the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup Russia
Spain vs Russia
The invincible fleet that overwhelmingly dominated the game
I couldn't break the steadfastness as if I was aiming for a penalty shootout before the match started,
Succumbed to the team in the host country.
Perhaps most Spaniards, not just me, were optimistic about moving on to the next stage.
The next day, all Spanish newspapers covered the defeat on one side.
(The cover of major Spanish newspapers on July 2 reported the tragedy of defeat)In sports newspapers and ass
"The end of an era"
It was also written.
(One side of a major Spanish newspaper, titled The End of an Era)Just 10 years ago.
UEFA EURO Conference 2008
Spain was booming in Switzerland and Austria.
In addition to the fascinating football formed by "Quatro Fugones (Note 2)"
David Villa and Fernando Torres are on the front line.
One pass from Xavi to Fernando Torres in the middle of the final
It broke Germany's dream and made the invincible fleet the pinnacle of Europe for the first time in 44 years.
Following that, he won the World Cup and won the EURO in a row (Note 3).
Always on that team
There was Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres
(Andres Iniesta in Barcelona, where I belonged until the year before I came to Japan)It's been 10 years since then.
Standing on the Moscow pitch
Andres Iniesta is the only one who has been taking turns recently.
Fernando Torres couldn't even go to Russia.
(Quattro Fugones also had only David Silva on the team anymore.)
(Fernando Torres at Atletico Madrid, where I belonged until the year before I came to Japan)It's the same as the Heike story that begins with "The Voice of the Bell of Jetavana",
I don't mean to say
The era of good conditions and strong men will not last forever.
It's the same in the world of football.
Raise the possession and pick the buds of the opponent's attack,
Approach the opponent's goal with a highly accurate short pass.
The Spanish play style that built an era is
Fleetingly defeated before the host country, who had the ball for only about a quarter of the time of the match
The end of an era is
Does it mean that the pioneers who built the era have given way?
Does it mean that the world-dominated play style has entered an era where it is no longer all-purpose?
There will be various interpretations.
by the way,
Real Madrid, who won the highest title in Europe at the club level for the third consecutive year,
It is a Spanish club.
(One frame in the Champions League championship parade. Ronaldo is no longer in Spain.)But Real Madrid also
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best football players in the world, has left
Zidane, who has become a legend both as a player and as a director, has left.
This is also
It may mean the end of an era.
(Zidane, who led Real Madrid to the European championship for the third consecutive year, has also left)Crushed the Spanish style of increasing possession and scoring goals,
The counter style from the steadfast aiming for the shortest distance to the goal is also
Dominate Europe for the third consecutive year
The glory of the "white giant" who reigns in the European soccer world in recent years like the spring of our world
It may not last forever in the future.
In Spain, where many people talk about football whether they sleep or wake up
"The Spanish national team had nothing good this time."
"World Cup ... I was doing such a tournament."
And, there is little talk of football this summer.
Unexpected defeat of the national team, transfer of one of the best heroes of La Liga to Italy,
Maybe there were a few sad topics.
But,
Great young players are born in Spain
Isco,
Marco Asensio,
Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid),
Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid),
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletics Bilbao),
Carlos Soler (Valencia)
If an era is over
Players who will inherit the next generation will build a new era again.
(Iniesta, who built an era in Spain, and Isco, who will lead the next generationFIFAWorld Cup against Morocco)
And the players who built an era
Fortunately, it connects that experience with the island nations of the Far East.
From there, new enjoyment for the next generation must be born.
The taxi driver said this when he learned that I was Japanese.
"Japan is amazing. I was driving Belgium. I fell in love with Japan after seeing that match.
I was much more challenging than the Spanish national team (laughs). "
The same thing can be said from people who stopped by at the bar and drank.
It is also said by other taxi drivers.
"youWhere are you from? China? Is it Korea? "
If you say it's Japan, you'll almost certainly smile
"Well, Hapon. Hapones is Muy bien (similar to Very good)."
Is said.
One era will end,
Great players and directors will leave,
The passion for football of the people of this country does not disappear.
New topics are sure to be born
When the season starts again
Drink alcohol with football as a snack.
And a new era begins again.
Bar, which is a little quiet now,
The weekend will be flooded with people wearing uniforms soon.
The sake of this country is better to taste with football.
-------- Note 1: Spanish meal
Spanish meal times are a bit peculiar. We have light meals around 8 o'clock and breakfast around 11 o'clock. Lunch for the first main event starts around 15:00, and dinner starts around 22:00.It lasts until the changing time. The shops are also crowded at that time, so it feels a little strange in the Japanese sense.
Note 2: Spain's Xavi, Andres Iniesta, David Silva, and Cesc Fabregas, who participated in Quattro Fugones EURO2008. Named "Cuatro Jugones (Four Creators)", he played beautiful football throughout the tournament.
Note 3: consecutive championships of EURO Spain won the EURO 2012 co-sponsored in Ukraine and Poland following the EURO 2008 tournament. The best player in the tournament is Iniesta. Fernando Torres has been selected for the Golden Boot, which is equal to the top scorer
