It shows two faces Spain: lost without the ball, and Nico Williams flying. France, however, did not take advantage of the red cycloimia. And that was close: 26 shots (nine at the door) for the 15 (eight) of Spain. “They were in the field two of the best sets in the world. We have taken advantage of our chances. I have talked to the French coach and I told him that I was pleased to see this type of matches for the amount of stars in the field,” said Luis de la Fuente.
Spain does not bother noise. Nor to Nico Williams and. Much less in Germany, where the Red was crowned as the best selection in Europe last summer. From the entrance, Spain not only suffered the heat of France’s fans in the stands, but also the cold of its boys in the grass, lost without leather.
To not unbalance the usual ecosystem that it usually devises in Spain, De la Fuente opted for Merino to replace the fatigued, while placing Pedri as Mediapunta. The technician’s decision was paradoxical: in Arsenal, Arteta places Merino in the area, while Pedri, in Barcelona, plays at the base of the center of the field. It was then that the source realized that not only the stands were dyed blue, but also on the grass Les Bleus, this Thursday dressed in white. The coach, then, demonstrated again that it is not attached to any fixed idea. And when France stole the ball to Spain, De la Fuente made a redness between Merino and Pedri. “When I am in contact with the ball I feel more comfortable. The Mr. told us to change and have been better,” Pedri said. France, of course, always had an eye on the child feeling of the year: Lamine Yamal.
“I always tell my mother, that I try to give everything. It is what motivates me to play football, for that I get up in the morning. Dembélé is a great player, but we are in the final,” said Barça striker. While Lamine won the media duel in the field of Dembélé in the theoretical competition for the next Golden Ball ,. The Athletic striker, always pending standing in the big appointments, showed France who commands in Europe.
With the ball under the command of Pedri, Nico started flying. “When we have the ball, we have up arrows that do magic. It is important to give them all possible balls,” Pedri insisted. Between Nico, Merino and Pedri they activated La Roja, waiting for the most omnipresent Lamine, also a scorer in Stuttgart. “We are very versatile and we have seen that from above I could do more damage than we were doing,” Merino summarized.
After seizing leather and marker, De la Fuente changed Pedri and Williams. France, again, returned to the attack. This time with more impetus. “France has world class players that make you suffer. The result of the 60s was very large,” Lamine reasoned.
. “We did not expect to put ourselves 5-1 and end up asking for the time. But that shows that in the elite you can not take anything for granted,” said Merino. Mbappé, still without peace on the lips, reasoned: “Hot, I would say that we have played well. We have had plays that we had not seen for a long time. We have had 10 minutes of downturn in the first part and they have scored two goals, the same in the second part.” From the source, on the other hand, he hired: “I am going, I do not understand football without suffering. I would like to win all the games that have left me in my career 5-4”.
