Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque has told his team to dismiss the doubts and remain faithful to their way of playing in Tuesday's crunch World Cup qualifier against France.
The world champions' chances of defending their crown in Brazil next year have been compromised after Friday's 1-1 draw against Finland in Gijon left them trailing France by two points at the top of European qualifying Group I.
Now, there is serious pressure on Del Bosque's side to get a result at the Stade de France, with the consequences of a defeat potentially very serious indeed.
Lose, and Spain would likely need to resort to a two-legged play-off to stand a chance of making it to Brazil.
Nervous Spanish media have started to question the team's style after watching them fail to score more than once against limited Finnish opponents, and ultimately pay the price.
That result followed a 1-1 draw against the French in Madrid last October.
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