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Olympic Spain does not run like that of the Eurocup. At least not in this early start to the opening of the Games, in Sapporo. Five of the men who started in the semifinal against Italy also started in the first eleven of
De la Fuente
, in a team with very good footing, but little fire. The little good against Egypt was put by
Ceballos
, a player who has not counted for
Luis Enrique
, who commanded the media and threw at the post before falling injured, by a stomp that bent his ankle. His state worries so much, if possible, that this first draw not expected by a team that aspires to everything, to repeat the gold of 92, but will not be able to do so at the time of his debut. That one only leads to Madrid.
The first drawing of the selection gave a lot of power to the midfielders, with
Mikel Merino
as the only pivot plus
Pedri
and
Ceballos
as interiors, although the Barça player on the inverted side.
A lot of football brings these three players together, but the path that Spain's new story line marks is faster, with high ball speed and vertical transitions when the opportunity exists.
That's what the boss, Luis Enrique, says, even if he's on the beach.
No meat, no fish
De la Fuente's sub 21 has its own life, but it cannot be abstracted from it, especially if it is structured around the same pillars:
Unai Simón
,
Eric García
, Pedri,
Olmo
and
Oyarzábal
. The goalkeeper, a center back, one of the references in the midfielder and the center forward. Most of the column. In addition to
Pau Torres
, who was also a starter in most of the matches with Luis Enrique. After a draw against Japan (1-1) in the preparation of the Games, another arrives, already in the Olympic tournament, without the team resembling the one from before or the Asturian. No meat, no fish. Bad business.
Dominion was a consequence of hierarchy, something that Egypt did not intend to question.
Well managed, the Maghreb team squeezed two lines of five and four men to compress the spaces.
All in command of
Hegazi
, one of the veterans requested by the Egyptian coach, who also wanted to bring
Salah
to the Games
.
WILL PEDRI AND ELM BE SPENT?
It was necessary, therefore, that Spain will look for them on the sides, where the sides had to progress and cause situations of two against one,
Mingueza
with
Asensio
and
Miranda
with Olmo. The azulgrana was injured as soon as he started. Bad business. Something more active initially the madridista, hardly appeared the one of the Lepizig, nothing to do in this debut with its end of vertigo in the Euro. Will it be worn, like Pedri? Now come the questions.
Asensio, on the other hand, finds in these Games an opportunity to vindicate himself, knock on Luis Enrique's door and awaken the attention of
Carlo Ancelotti
, before the new cycle that begins in Madrid. The Balearic Islands have a lot to gain, so their ambition must be scrutinized in the appointment. A shot in the first half, after a good triangulation between Ceballos and Mingueza, was little, before being substituted.
Ceballos is in the same situation, but
Taher's
involuntary stomp
left him battered and with questions about his performance in the next game, in three days, against Australia.
If it went to more it would be a serious problem, as in the case of Mingueza, since in a short tournament like the Olympic one, players cannot be substituted.
They are 22 and how far they go.
INJURIES AND RUSHED RELAYS
Vallejo was the replacement for Mingueza, on the side, and
Moncayola
de Ceballos, so Mikel Merino went inside and his position was occupied by the Osasuna midfielder. The slow pace, very favorable to the interests of Egypt, did not change in the second half. De la Fuente sought to change springs.
Rafa Mir, Carlos Soler
and
Bryan Gil
entered
. He wanted overflow, centers and a tank-striker for the shot, but the chances were barely there.
The only good center, from
Miranda
, came in the end and the Egyptian goalkeeper stopped the shot, of course, from the Huesca striker.
Vallejo or Carlos Soler were less close.
Nothing else in a match to reflect, not to dream.
The Olympic tournament is going very fast and Spain has started very slowly, far from the one that left us at Wembley.
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