Spain's era of dominance may have only just begun - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Always the perennial underachievers, the last few years have seen that theory put to bed.
Though the senior team went out in the second round in the 2006 world cup, their previous group
performances were electric and a sign of things to come, only hiccuping when faced with a certain
purple patch conjured by the majestic Zinedine Zidane and assisted by a blatant dive from the then
golden boy Thierry Henry.
Nice dive for a big man Until now, Spanish hack Tomás Roncero was best known for being the
cheerleader of a pro-Raul campaign that wanted Luis Aragones sacked ahead of Euro 2008 for leaving
Raul out of a friendly squad. Now, he will be just as famous for his impression of Barcelona Dani
Alves and, [.
Spain, but again, are tipped as darkish horses for the World Cup and 2006 will finally finish
years of disappointment and this era of players will fulfil their undoubted potential. However they
won't. For all their individual expertise they can by no means motivate themselves to rise to the
challenge.
