3 ways Spain could line up at Euro 2016

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque named his final 23-man roster for Euro 2016 on Tuesday, with Real Madrid midfielder Isco and Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul getting the ax ahead of the summer affair in France.

There are plenty of familiar names in attendance, with players like Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Sergio Ramos, and Gerard Pique forming the Spanish core, but with so much depth from this talent-rich pool, Del Bosque will certainly have plenty of options at his disposal.

Here are three ways Del Bosque could line up his team at Euro 2016:

Standard 4-3-3

This has been Del Bosque's preferred starting XI for the better part of the last six months and it keeps in line with Spain's now-traditional 4-3-3 system, utilising the passing skills of Iniesta and Fabregas in tandem with the defensive solidity of Sergio Busquets in order to feed a trio of attackers up top.

Cesar Azpilicueta gets the nod ahead of Juanfran due to his defensive rigidity out wide while Alvaro Morata, Aritz Aduriz, and Nolito make up Spain's new-look attacking trio. There's no Diego Costa or Fernando Torres in this roster so Spain's goals will be coming from a couple new outlets this time around.

Classic 4-2-3-1

This formation, similar to the above 4-3-3, gives Del Bosque balance across the park and brings in plenty of more established veterans. Juanfran and Jordi Alba are tasked with attacking duty while Pedro and David Silva play as natural wingers, feeding Morata up top.

There aren't as many moving pieces in this team and Fabregas isn't allowed quite as much freedom, but a touch of organisation to an otherwise free-flowing Spanish team could help against opponents who leave large gaps in defence when moving forward.

Attack-heavy 4-2-4

Two years ago, bereft of strikers, Spain's infamous tiki-taka manifested itself in a 4-6-0 formation. In those days, the Spanish team was criticised for its boring style of play. This time around, Del Bosque has plenty of attacking options and in a 4-2-4, this Spanish team could sacrifice its defensive rigidity to overwhelm defensively stronger opposition.

With David Silva and Nolito out wide and Morata and Aduriz up top, Spain's heavy midfield is pushed up, with Iniesta taking on a quarterback role and serving long passes to onrushing attackers. Jordi Alba will need to do plenty of overlapping, because Silva tends to naturally drift into the middle of play. With Alba up attacking, Spain is often left with three defenders at times.

It's a system Del Bosque hasn't implemented but one that he could look to when facing teams like Croatia in the last match of Group C when vital points are on the line. The Croatians gave up just five goals in all of qualifying. Del Bosque might need to go all-in, and this lineup gives him exactly that.