Veteran Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu is cut from the same cloth as his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger in his firm belief in keeping the ball on the ground and attacking in fluent short-passing moves.
Though the Spanish were rarely at their dazzling best, their trademark short-passing game kept France comfortably at arm's length, as they controlled the ball for 60% of the game and restricted the French to just one shot on goal.
With an emphasis on gifted ball-playing technicians such as Xabi Alonso, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and David Silva, even seasoned football-watchers were left open-jawed by the fluidity and smooth control of Spain's unique short-passing style of play, setting the standards that many are now attempting to imitate.
Their defenders are steady, placing a priority on holding their line, while their attacks usually favor direct passes into the attacking third over the kind of possession-heavy, short touch-passing that Barcelona has made fashionable.
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This is the not the dump-and-run West Coast offense built on short passing that changed the game in the 1980s.
The England hopeful was hauled down just short but swift passing sent Hanley over in the left-hand corner.
Roma looked like a team short on confidence, with some sloppy passing and a deep-lying defensive line allowing Chelsea to spend much of the early stages camped in their half.
While Spain's "tiki-taka" triangular passing style remains the game's intellectual apotheosis, the Germans are nothing short of thrilling, combining creative passing with lightning speed and astounding athleticism.
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