Spain vs Chile 0-2 Group B Spain out of Brazil World Cup / Have a Fun Flag Wig

It lasted six years—spanning the European Championships in 2008 and 2012 and the World Cup in 2010—and allowed me to sing, dance and drink cava in places as far away as Vienna, Johannesburg and Kiev. And now it’s over following back-to-back losses to the Netherlands and Chile.

And after we all get over the mother and father of all hangovers, we will hopefully start to send out invitations to the next one—only this time, it will be without old friends like Iker Casillas, Xavi Hernandez, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres, David Villa and possibly even Vicente del Bosque.

Parties, like football teams, have a natural lifespan. People start to wind down, get tired, not enjoy the latest party as much as the last one. Remember France in 2002, Italy in 2010. The English have a phrase for it, which is “after the Lord Mayor’s show."

Del Bosque was always between a rock and a hard place when picking his squad for Brazil. I will always believe he had no choice other than to give the players who had given him so much a chance to retain the World Cup. Can you imagine a national side without those names or the furore in Spain if he hadn’t picked them and Spain had still been eliminated?

Now, the time has come to sweep up the mess that all parties make, but before we do that, let's give a huge hug and our enduring thanks to all those magnificent entertainers who helped make the parties so much fun.

And what about the next major "do"? Let’s talk about it. We need new solutions, new levels, but let’s at least plan the future without abandoning the past. What we need is the same positional passing game, with pressure high up the pitch. In party parlance, while we might need a new band, or certainly new members in the band, there’s nothing wrong with the style of music.

by br / www.FlagWigs.com