Since 1984, when the Spanish team lost to the French in the European Championship finals, and for the next 30 years it was a team with a ceiling of the results of the quarterfinals of big tournaments. At Euro 2004, the Spaniards with Inyaka Saez in the role of the entertainer did not leave the group and the new helmsman was Luis Aragones. He turned the situation dramatically.

Aragones surprised many, not taking at the 2008 European star-studded and productive Raul (captain of Real Madrid at that time). The sage understood that a young, insanely talented, impudent and hungry generation had emerged in the country. Such in his team were Iniesta, Torres, Cazorla, Ramos, Cesc, Albiol and Silva, who formed a fantastic symbiosis with slightly older ones, but also from the category "up to 30": Casillas, Puyol, Xavi, Xabi Alonso and Villia. This team won the first 44 years of the European Championships.

Luis Aragones warned in advance that he would leave the post at the end of the tournament to head Besiktas. But Vicente del Bosque, who succeeded him, continued the predecessor's business and triumphed at the 2010 World Cup, and then at Euro 2012 - their joint coaching achievement. Thus, the Spanish national team became the grandfather and hegemon of world football, raising the bar of expectations to an extra-ordinary level.

Changes, serious changes, were necessary for the team already then, after the Ukrainian-Polish Championship. It's not in the sense to break everything that has been worked out, to destroy the champion team at the root. But it was required to go in accordance with the tendencies of football, using their strength. Moreover, if we take into account some cool and in what quantities over the years, Spain regularly appeared footballers. However, let's be frank, the triumphant Del Bosque introduced the team into obvious stagnation for several cycles. Evidence of this - the most frank failures in the World Cup 2014, European Championship-2016 and World Cup 2018. Go Del Bosque to a well-deserved rest earlier, after Mundial in Brazil, perhaps, before the conventional Euro in the 16th year, there would be no catavasia, as happened with Lopetega this summer. But this is a conditional mood. He does not belong in football.

Now the "Fury Rohy" has a new coach, who played for Real Madrid and Barcelona and won everything that is possible only as an entertainer "blaugranas". Luis Enrique was wooed in the national team and in front of Lopetegi. But it happened as it happened.

Today the Spaniards will hold the first match under the direction of the new coach. The opponent is England. The debut list of favorites surprised the Spanish audience. Compared with the 2018 World Cup, nine footballers were not called. Pique, Iniesta and David Silva completed their career in the national team. In addition, they did not receive any challenges: the main left-back in recent years in Barcelona and Jordi Alba team, Koke is the playmaker who was to replace the one of the key axis links in the center of the field "Xavi-Iniesta", the reserve goalkeeper Pepe Reina, 32 -year-old Nacho Montreal, as well as Lucas Vazquez and Iago Aspas. The last two have only recently been considered as permanent members of the team, but they were by no means the main players. By the way, forward Selta eventually received additional calls due to the next problems (this time, it seems, family) Diego Costa.

Concerning Alba - this can already be considered a demonstration of the personal "I" of the new entrenador. Spanish colleagues write that the player and the coach were not the best relationship during the work of Luis Enrique in Barcelona. Although there lateral, in spite of everything, nevertheless, was the main. At the press conference after the announcement of the names of the coach asked about Jordi, to which he abruptly replied: "I will not talk about those who did not get a call". Now for the role of the main left-right, the really strong Marcos Alonso, who by 27 years only played one match for the "Furies Rojo" and the 23-year-old potential debutant from Valencia Jose Luis Gaia, claims a very strong talent, who, he showed his potential early, slowed down his progress.

Koke began to be called to the national team in 2013, he played 43 matches, he did not show any outstanding football in its composition, unlike fantastic actions for Atletico, and a full replacement for Xavi, either in conjunction with Iniesta or with anyone else, not became. Luis Enrique just made it clear that he is counting on other players in the center. In particular, he even invited Dani Seballos, who spent the whole last season in the reserve of Real. Also debut can goalkeeper Pau Lopez (but it's unlikely). Kep, Diego Llorente, Suso and Rodri were called earlier, but played only once.

Luis Enrique completely changes the structure of the team's game. We can assume that his "Fury Roja" will play with three defenders. And here arises the question of who will replace Pique, who for many years was the main partner with Sergio Ramos. By the way, the current captain of Real and the national team - the only player in its composition, who won two European Championship and World Cup. In Spain, it is assumed that he will soon complete his international career. When playing with three TORs, the role of one of them can be played by the nominal lateral of Aspilicueta, who recently performed these functions in Chelsea. Also there is not too stable and reliable Inigo Martinez, although owning an excellent first pass. And 25-year-old Diego Llorente, who did not play in Madrid Real, but found himself in the Real Sociedad. In addition, Enrique surprised by the invitation of 33-year-old Raul Albiol, who did not come to the team since 2015. The obvious place in the foundation is for Nacho - it's time to not just patch holes, but really play an important role. If we consider a variant with three centrobes, they are most likely to be Aspilicueta-Ramos-Nacho. If with two - minus Aspi. With laterals everything is clear - Carvajal on the right, Alonso - on the left.

In the center of the field the Spaniards traditionally have an excellent choice. Remains in the team Busquets, who will soon replace a similar in the characteristics of Rodri from Atletico - destroyer with a vision of the field and pas. In Spain, it is predicted that exactly the key player of this team will be Sergi Roberto - a pet of Luis Enrique in Barcelona, ??who did not travel to the last Mundial. Catalan - universal, but, most likely, he will act in the center of the field, over the opornikom. Who will be with him in a pair - lots of options: Isko, Asensio (but one of them, rather, Marco, will be on the left in the attack), Thiago and Saul (he, too, can be expected on the flank), Seballos - for the future. Summon Suso explains the absence of Lucas Vazquez. With functions of the right forward can easily cope and the Aspas. On the spearhead are Morata and Rodrigo. This suggests that the new entrenador will try the game and with two forwards (4-4-2 with a rhombus in the center of the field or 3-5-2 without obvious attacking players on the flanks, for which the laterals will mostly respond and where the havas will be able to move from the central zone) It is unequivocal that this team, and for personnel in general, and at the choice of the starting warehouse, and the role of leaders - an entirely new national team of Spain. Now it sees a weak link in the center of defense (especially when Ramos leaves, and he is unlikely to stay longer than the Euro 2020). Not very impressive choice on the flanks of midfield. And how, in general, will the "degeneration" of the team affect the players who have remained. Will they become the obvious leaders of Isko or Asencio, Saul or Thiago? Which of the available players are the leaders in their clubs? Yes, only the same "old guard": De Gea, Ramos and Busquets. The rest - to a greater extent, talented hard workers, accustomed to "carry the piano" and stay in the shadow of those who make a difference. Of the 23 caused by Luis Enrique - nine did not play for the national team, even five matches, two more - did not cross the line at 10, another five - in 20.

"Furies Rocha" begins with a clean slate. On the one hand, it seems that before the start of Euro-2020 there is a lot of time and a lot of matches to build a team with a claim to victory. But this process is very complex and scrupulous. And given that the team will meet once a month for several days, sometimes with large interruptions, there is not much chance of quick success. But will Luis Enrique have time? What will be his main exam? And what result can be considered a set-off?.