To think it deeper; is that football?
Football is a game about scoring more than others, not passing more than others. I believe it is more beautiful if you have more scoring chances than others, rather than keeping the ball in your mid-field all the time. That's why Messi is so amazing, because you expect he will shoot.
Spain is Cruyff style, not really Michels style, it is not total football. Total football needs someone like Koeman. Puyol's header is nice, but cannot compare what van bronckhorst did. Spain is more about triangles, play football on the ground, Ineista, Xavi, Guardiola, the Masia copy after copy. I like Barcelona because of its Oranje influenced in last couple of decades. Now, they don't attack on the break, they are not particularly fast or physical. It's lovely to see them play like silk, but after some 60mins, you will want more from them, remember Spain vs Switzerland.
I probably will be a life-long fan of Oranje with true belief in Total Football, achieve that is the Holy Grail of Football. Total, never means not defense. However, I believe that means we need a Messi (king of football) in defense also, who can run all the way up with wing back and midfield to support. I truly believe that can be achieved by a club, not easily by a nation. I hope Holland can reinvent it once again, they tried Jose Mourinho with Feyenoord experience, but they know it will only put off their fans.
(the background is after the world cup 2010, Holland lost to Spain. They didn't play beautifully, and everyone believes Spain deserved that because they played true football.)