Who knew that Spain was going to be in the semifinals of the Euro Cup and, on top of that, winning all its games. La Roja has already become one of the big favorites. Able to take down the hostess even though it cost too much…and on her own merits. Because the team was much superior throughout the first hour of the match against an incapable Germany, but Luis De la Fuente, in an amarrategui attack, changed the two most unbalanced players in this group, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, and was about to destroy all the work done. He was lucky with Mikel Merino’s goal because a defeat for Spain would have clearly marked him.
This Spain plays well. Very good. But the most important thing is that she does it with that point of unconsciousness that youth gives her. They attack and overwhelm. They make very good plays and at the ends they have two daggers. And in the quarterfinals, Nico Williams and Lamine were joined by Dani Olmo who was excellent. It is incredible that this boy is not a starter in this team since he could perform much more than Morata as a false nine. Spain’s first goal was from a scrimmage with Lamine as an assistant and Olmo scoring from the second line. And they were able to score more.
Spain deserved to go to the semifinals against a Germany that disappointed. It is a team at the clear end of the cycle, whose physical appearance takes its toll. The midfield was especially bad because it suffered without the ball. Gundogan was not seen and Kroos had to be sent off several times because he never arrived. The kick that he gave to Pedri is from a court of guard and on top of him he went astray. The refereeing throughout the entire match was unfortunate.
They suffered in an extra time that never ended, but with Rodri cooking and calming the game, La Roja ended up finding their style. The match matured until the winning goal arrived. Curious that Rodri fixed De la Fuente’s mess on the field. The coach owes him one because if he lost, the responsibility was his. Now in the semi-finals it would be good for him not to touch too much on what works. The boys go alone.
