Spain wakes up with a roll against Russia

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Spain appeared in the European on the wave of the last World Cup, on top of a silver tongue, and ended with a roll, on the shore where it must mend itself and start over.

It was not his fault, it can be concluded.

His defeat to Russia responded to the elements, it was inevitable.

As it demonstrated a year ago with its world runner-up, this team can compete and even shine, but if it has casualties like

-their top scorer-, but if it faces the best team in the world, but if it does not come out everything to the perfection...

Spain fell to Russia, there was no miracle, and now everything begins.

In the remainder of the European Championship and, above all, in the next Tokyo Olympic Games - which Barbosa will be a miracle - the selection of

must understand himself and know how to cover his defects.

Without Barbosa, he suffers a lot to generate goals from the front row so he needs exaggeratedly to find

in the pivot and score in counterattack.

This Thursday he achieved it in the first 25 minutes in which, in addition,

and

were right with their shots, but later, disappointment.

During that time the victory against Russia seemed possible (8-11, min.22), then there was no way to finish with the head high.

Russia, led by Spaniard

, the reference coach of women's handball, minimized his losses, cut the way to Hernández in the six meters and went out to collide with Pena, González and Rodríguez to change the match.

At the break he was already winning (13-11) and in the restart he sentenced quickly (20-15, min. 40).

None of Viver's tactics worked and, above all, the changes in the goal, very unfortunate all afternoon.

Spain had already lost against Russia in the last match of the second phase of the last World Cup, but then it was already classified for the semifinals, the consequences were very different.

Now the team will have to win their two matches in the first phase, especially the game against Sweden this Saturday, and appear in the second phase at a disadvantage.

To get into the semifinals, they will then have to beat uncomfortable teams like France or local Denmark, but that still remains.

For now, the challenge is to understand that the wave of the last World Cup no longer exists and that we have to row again.

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