Spain played boring football.

England played defensive football.

England have a blueprint on how to beat Spain and won, deal with it.

1-0 and thats all that matters, spain should have capitalized on their chances.

1. Defensive football also = boring football.
2. I'm happy to see England perform well, if you can actually call this performing well. And the boost of confidence is also nice.
3. This was a friendly, don't read too much into it. The teams that are really great are teams that perform well when it matters. Lets hope this English side can do that in the finals.

Spain's possession game is actually very defensive. Strangling the life out of the game by keeping possession.

It's like a game of FIFA 12.

Both teams were playing football. Tactics and styles make the game.

England won't be playing the same way against Sweden.


That's why they call it the beautiful game.

Just because it is defensive football does not make it boring. It is however, less entertaining than a attacking end to end game, yes.
You have to play with your heads against the big teams, England did and perhaps got a little lucky with all the missed chances that Spain had but that is Football and that is why it is a beautiful game, as andyeswecan SAID.