I was responding to your statement that athleticism should be way down the list. I disagree. Outstanding athleticism is always an asset.
Prototypical blood-and-thunder long ball English football devalues technique, and so players suited for this often lack technique but are athletic. This style of play turns out to be ineffective and so it is better to play a passing, more technically demanding style, and thus have technical players. That does not mean, however, that technical styles of play don't value athleticism. France circa 2000 is an example of a team that married physical talent with technique. If you devalue athleticism too far, I worry that someone like Sissoko would be missed.
I agree Spain would outplay and out possess Euro2000 France, however I would not be surprised if it played out much like when a poor French team beat Spain in 2006.