World Cup This is how the group from Spain goes
Spain
is an unpredictable team, but not so much as to get entangled in a match, at home, against
Georgia
, who also appeared without his best footballer. So in the Nuevo Vivero de Badajoz, with more than 8,000 people recovering the flavor of live football, the team discounted a page of this calendar that is the classification for the Qatar World Cup, doing what was planned for once: he thrashed without disheveled at the opponent and already look at the day the day after tomorrow: first, because he visits Kosovo, an uncomfortable visit not in football, but in politics, and second, because Sweden, the rival, visits Greece in Athens and that is one of the matches that fuel Spain's hopes that Sweden will score points. After the disappointment caused by the defeat in Stockholm, a bit of calm did not hurt for these days.
Coincidence or not, the good game against Georgia came after
Luis Enrique
played
a lot of keys. He played the left side, where
Gayá
entered
for
Alba
; He touched two of the three from the center of the field (
Rodri and Llorente
for
Busquets and Koke
) and two from above (
Sarabia and Abel Ruiz
for
Gerard Moreno and Morata
). Five changes, half of the team in a difficult moment, after a bump. Knowing the coach minimally, he probably already had that eleven in mind regardless of the result that had occurred in the visit to Sweden, but the fact is that with those changes, everything changed.
For the good of Spain, at a quarter of an hour Gayá tried his luck from outside and fortune wanted the ball to be deflected by a defender to put it in his own goal, as there are doubts that the shot would lead the direction of the goal. In any case, UEFA gave the Valencian player the goal, so he stays that way. Downhill, Spain was finding the solutions that have cost so much other times, and
Soler
, in the 24th minute, took advantage of the fifth center from the baseline made by Marcos Llorente, recovered to play as an interior, in a role assigned to him
Simeone
last year and that has made him multiply as a player. Llorente himself gave the third also for
Ferran Torres,
that continues with his average scorer in the selection of almost half a goal per session.
This is how the team came to rest, with everything resolved and with two certainties.
One, said it is, Llorente, and another, it is not said, is Carlos Soler.
His participation is an example of what Luis Enrique proclaims many times and who points out those who are in the best shape at all times as national team players.
The Valencia midfielder has played twice for the senior team and has scored two goals, and that, in a team that suffers so much to see the opposing goal, is a blessing.
His party does not admit discussion.
He began by putting two deep balls to Gayá that generated the first options for the team, right after the start, and contributed to the rolling of the ball from one side to the other, something that the selection did with more grace than on other occasions.
As Georgia made no demands, barely past midfield, it was a placid night for the controversial defense. Neither
Eric García
nor
Laporte
- replaced at halftime by
Albiol
- had the slightest work, which is not known if it is good or bad, because defensive sweats at some point will have to be faced and tried to correct them. It happens that, well thought out, it was not the time to start larger companies. Spain needed to win, spend a quiet night and think about what lies ahead.
In the second half, with the match resolved, Luis Enrique was moving the tree and there was even time to see the debut of
Robert Sánchez
, the Brighton goalkeeper, who replaced
Unai Simón
, unprecedented even because the rival's only dangerous attack , who ended up on the crossbar, did not find his gloves. At that time, Llorente's recital followed, which was joined by Pablo Sarabia, a footballer who was decisive in the Eurocup and who every time he sets foot on the field demands continuity. His was the fourth goal and a wonderful assist to
Abel Ruiz
, who missed. The forward was willing, he ran from one side to the other and did everything Luis Enrique asked him, but it did not seem to be the solution to the team's lack of goal either.
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