Chris Whittingham

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4,617 appearances 12 recordings 4 series first heard Sep 2025 last heard 20 Jul

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The Dan Le Batard Show · The Fancy Lad Returns: Chris Wittyngham On The World Cup | Hour 2 · 20 Jul 2026 podcast

I mean, how could Enzo Fernandez have possibly argued that that isn't a yellow, never mind a red card? matched

Yeah, I mean the fact that they did it to France, if you look at their run to the final, Portugal, Belgium, France, Argentina, they did it to the best teams and they have consistently done this to the best teams. matched

You go back to the 2024 Euro, they did the same thing to France in the semifinal and England in the final. matched

This is what they do. matched

And it is incredible that it's not a team that is known for defensive ability. matched

It is now because they give up one goal in the World Cup, but they're known as a team of technical operators. matched

They're very good in possession. matched

And yet the thing that really makes it happen is how good they are out of possession. matched

On the rare occasions they lose the ball, they go hunting like wolves. matched

They go get the ball and they make it impossible for teams to play against them. matched

And that is the number one attribute that they have against the best teams is that matched

This is an identity that is formed with kids when they're eight years old. matched

Every kid in Spain when they're eight years old learns how to play this way. matched

And whether they make it to the pro level or they don't, they all know that on the highest level, this is how we're going to perform, this is how we're going to play. matched

And every player who comes into that team, no matter what club they play for, what style they play for their club, matched

They know the Spanish style. matched

It is imbued in them. matched

It is part of their DNA as players, and they bring it to the very highest level. matched

So yeah, it is about that suffocation and defense. matched

And Messi, in some ways, I know this can kind of seem like you're trying to make excuses for him, but Messi plays in the rhythm of games. matched

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