Is Spain's tiki-taka era over?

Having grown synonymous with their tiki-taka style of play, Spain have shown another side at Euro 2024. So why have Spain moved away from their patient, possession-based approach? Spearheaded by their young attacking wingers, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, how likely is it clubs will take advantage of the release clause in Williams' contract with a transfer this summer? Michael Bailey is joined by The Athletic's Pol Ballus, who's in Germany covering Spain during the Euros as well as our La Liga writer Dermot Corrigan. 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:25 Why is the tiki-taka era ending? 00:01:23 Expectations of Spain 00:04:20 Luis de la Fuente taking over 00:10:50 Lamine Yamal & Nico Williams 00:12:50 Spain’s squad depth 00:18:20 Spain identity & tiki-taka 00:25:37 Spanish team players 00:36:40 Transfer news 00:38:44 Outro The Athletic Football Podcast is your essential guide to football's biggest stories, five times a week this season... Listen on Apple and Spotify: https://theathletic.lnk.to/tafcpodYT Subscribe to The Athletic Football Podcast channel 👉 http://bit.ly/athleticuk | 🔔Make sure to enable all push notifications!🔔 The Athletic is currently offering a special price subscription of £2/$2 a month for the first 12 months. To redeem that limited-time-only offer go to 👉 https://theathletic.com/footballpod Follow The Athletic FC: Website 👉 https://theathletic.com Twitter 👉   / theathleticfc   Instagram 👉   / theathleticfc   Facebook 👉   / theathleticfc   Follow Tifo Football: Website 👉 http://tifofootball.com Twitter 👉   / tifofootball_   Facebook 👉   / tifofootball   Instagram 👉   / tifofootball_   Subscribe to Tifo Football 👉 http://bit.ly/TifoFootball Thumbnail: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista / Contributor / Getty Images Europe via Getty Images Rafa Babot / Stringer / Getty Images Europe via Getty Images #euro2024 #spain #football