The Spanish team is undoubtedly one of the teams that best practices soccer in the World Cup. They have a clear idea of the game and they execute it very well, but they are not exempt from making mistakes that, as we saw yesterday against Germany, can cost you victory.
La Roja has a very talented squad, but they don’t have the best players in the world, so to win they have to play practically perfect games, and although the next opponent is Japan, an inferior team, they will have to try to do everything well so that the concepts are internalized and in the next rounds the failures seen against the Germans are not seen.
Spain is a team that always wants to play with the ball on the ground, and from the goal kick they try to build the attack in an organized manner. Against teams that lock themselves back, it is a very effective proposal since it allows them to reach the rival field as a block, but against rivals that press, very dangerous losses can be seen that can be very expensive.
Yesterday we saw some examples that could condemn Spain, so players must always take risks knowingly and offer more so that there are no turnovers.
With the score in their favor and with time almost up, Spain could have gained consistency if Luis Enrique had made some more adapted changes. However, he placed Balde on the left and did not replace Busquets, when he was visibly tired.
In a competition as even as the World Cup, Luis Enrique will sometimes have to tie up games with defensive changes despite the fact that this means giving up his offensive game philosophy.
Spain suffered behind on counterattacks as the Spanish defenders are not very fast. Luis Enrique must find a way to compensate for this lack of speed and perhaps it is gaining forcefulness. Spain barely made any fouls and they were not able to win duels at key moments either, which allowed Germany to create danger.
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