<P> Tiki - taka (commonly spelled tiqui - taca (ˈtikiˈtaka) in Spanish) is a style of play in football characterised by short passing and movement, working the ball through various channels, and maintaining possession . The style is primarily associated with La Liga club Barcelona, especially during the era of manager Pep Guardiola - however Guardiola distanced himself from the style stating his view that "I loathe all that passing for the sake of it". Its development and influence goes back to Johan Cruyff's tenure as manager in the early 1990s all the way to the present . Tiki - Taka methods were eventually perfected in the Spanish national team by the managers Luis Aragonés and Vicente del Bosque . Tiki - taka moves away from the traditional thinking of formations in football to a concept derived from zonal play . </P> <P> The late Spanish broadcaster Andrés Montes is generally credited with coining and popularizing the phrase tiki - taka during his television commentary on LaSexta for the 2006 World Cup, although the term was already in colloquial use in Spanish football and may have originated as a critical or derogatory term by then Athletic coach Javier Clemente . In his live commentary of the Spain versus Tunisia match, Montes used the phrase to describe Spain's precise, elegant passing style: "Estamos tocando tiki - taka tiki - taka ." The phrase's origin may be onomatopoeic (alluding to the quick, short distance "tick" passing of the ball between players) or derived from a juggling toy named tiki - taka in Spanish (clackers in English). </P>

Which name is given to the style of football played by spain