Post by mesi10 on Jan 11, 2024 5:03:57 GMT 1
A goal from Diego Costa, fortunately with his knee after a rival's clearance, was the punishment with which destiny responded to an ultra-defensive approach by Iran that was choked by Spain, which sheds light on its path in the 2018 World Cup and will play for group leadership against an already eliminated Morocco.
A team for which being in a World Cup is already a success, like Iran, has two options before facing the duel against one of the designated favorites. Far from bravery, she opted for the stingiest path, that of making football ugly. She sought to introduce desperation to a Spain that faced an exercise in patience and suffered greatly.
The rapid circulation in an insulting possession, with peaks of 85%, the movement in the last meters and a precision that was lacking in the area that damages ultra-defensive approaches Binance App Users Data were key. Spain needed a goal to open an uncomfortable duel. The inspiration of Isco, Iniesta or Silva in a last pass that took a while to arrive.
The test of patience could not lead to despair or doubt. The fouls to stop his football were continuous, the harshness to not access the other side of the wall. A defense of six that protected the safety of their goal. Hierro expected that game, ten players defending behind the ball, and opted for Lucas Vázquez looking to open the field.
Carvajal reappeared in a defense that with Lopetegui would surely have been three from the start. Spain, far from being comfortable with the sound of vuvuzelas in the stands that conveyed South Africa's success, grimaced as the minutes passed. Uncomfortable to associate short in the danger zone, without spaces, and erratic in long movement when looking for the long ball.
They are encounters in which his 9 suffers. They lacked centers from the sides to finish and the return of Carvajal increased the depth on the right. But the continuity that Spain wanted, which until 25 minutes had not shot on goal with a centered free kick from Silva, was stopped with loss of time and fake injuries.
The dream of a goal for Iran was only a handful of meters away. The set piece was his hope. And there the head of the centenary Piqué emerged. Spain's lack of fluidity was cleared up in some appearances by Isco, with Silva having the few shooting actions in his boots. A scissors up, another shot at the wall.
A team for which being in a World Cup is already a success, like Iran, has two options before facing the duel against one of the designated favorites. Far from bravery, she opted for the stingiest path, that of making football ugly. She sought to introduce desperation to a Spain that faced an exercise in patience and suffered greatly.
The rapid circulation in an insulting possession, with peaks of 85%, the movement in the last meters and a precision that was lacking in the area that damages ultra-defensive approaches Binance App Users Data were key. Spain needed a goal to open an uncomfortable duel. The inspiration of Isco, Iniesta or Silva in a last pass that took a while to arrive.
The test of patience could not lead to despair or doubt. The fouls to stop his football were continuous, the harshness to not access the other side of the wall. A defense of six that protected the safety of their goal. Hierro expected that game, ten players defending behind the ball, and opted for Lucas Vázquez looking to open the field.
Carvajal reappeared in a defense that with Lopetegui would surely have been three from the start. Spain, far from being comfortable with the sound of vuvuzelas in the stands that conveyed South Africa's success, grimaced as the minutes passed. Uncomfortable to associate short in the danger zone, without spaces, and erratic in long movement when looking for the long ball.
They are encounters in which his 9 suffers. They lacked centers from the sides to finish and the return of Carvajal increased the depth on the right. But the continuity that Spain wanted, which until 25 minutes had not shot on goal with a centered free kick from Silva, was stopped with loss of time and fake injuries.
The dream of a goal for Iran was only a handful of meters away. The set piece was his hope. And there the head of the centenary Piqué emerged. Spain's lack of fluidity was cleared up in some appearances by Isco, with Silva having the few shooting actions in his boots. A scissors up, another shot at the wall.