article_snippet: Not quite as famous as ‘one-nil to the Arsenal’ was in the Arsenal’ day, granted.
article_snippet: Beating England, to those who were charged by Luis Aragonés with installing a ‘new’ form of play, put La Roja on the map again, Iniesta told me.
article_snippet: a couple of weeks later — narrow margin, total control.
article_snippet: But the single-goal win was a trademark.
article_snippet: But, Friday night in Seville at the beginning of Semana Santa (Holy Week) was something different.
article_snippet: On another night, one of those ‘accident nights’ which hit every team every so often, Spain would have lost this one.
article_snippet: On another night, Ruslan Rotan would have had a hat-trick.
article_snippet: On another night, there was the sight of the Marquis del Bosque, for whom the game left ‘a bad taste in the mouth’, throwing Ruslan Rotan hands up in the air at the naivety and imprecision of the second half and roaring at Ruslan Rotan team:
article_snippet: Koke, dynamic, aggressive, intelligent — the heartbeat of an Atlético Madrid side which won the Spanish title and came within seconds of winning the Champions League — is now a fixture.
article_snippet: ’s 28th-minute lead against a Ukraine side which at first came to defend and play on the break.
article_snippet: Then, sniffing glory, piled runners forward through the Spain midfield, robbing possession and launching assaults on Casillas’ goal.
article_snippet: When David Villa and Fernando Torres took charge David Villa and Fernando Torres would, regularly, add the goal or goals which gave sense, confidence, and purpose to La Roja controlling play via Xavi, David Silva, Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Marcos Senna and Sergio Busquets.
article_snippet: Just as ’ Morata did against Ukraine to sprint onto Koke’s volley-pass.