But it's not really been an effective style of play for a couple years now has it?
Barcelona, have actually moved away from that style of football, and while they still do play out of course, they have actually become a bit more direct in their style of play.
Spain haven't had a great few years, not since euro 2012 has the style been used effectively by them.
Look at Chelsea last year didn't play the 'Spanish style', Leicester the year before didn't, and again Chelsea before that.
I did love that style of play, back then, but I also love the more recently adopted style of play, of a quick counter attack, all of the good teams do it at the moment, Man united are especially good at it right now, just have to look at them late in games, where they counter and are ruthless.
Plus we are never going to have the quality at this level to play the Spanish style anyway?
Big Sam was on Monday night football last week, and as he puts it, you can't concede if the ball isn't in your own half, first ball should always be played football, because if you are playing with your back towards the oppositions goal, it makes it so much harder.
Very easy to say, 'work it up through the full backs' but do WE have the quality to play like that? It's all opinions I guess, but we have had enough managers who have tried the 'possession' football and working it slowly through the thirds. SP, Mowbray, Thorn, and it hasn't worked really, think we need a little bit of a balance, which is very easy to say and it basically means sitting on the fence