A Description of Spanish FootBall [Confed Cup]

I have to confess that I found it mesmerising. Watching it unfold in front of you is different from following on the TV. Up close, Spain's possession is a controlled exercise in geometry, a constant formation of triangles, each one opening up new possibilities, the ball given and received at fascinating angles.

Andres Iniesta can glide and turn and instantly deliver a pass in a full arc of 360 degrees. It is also geometry at varying speeds, because when gaps appear there will be a sudden surge of velocity. In the early stages, unused to such speed, I was having huge problems reconstructing the moves in my mind.