“Now yes, now yes, now yes!” Luis Enrique in the soulless Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart for their players to press the ball out of Germany. The return of the Asturian coach to the Red bench a year and a half later, the debuts of Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Mikel Merino and Óscar Rodríguez, the good tone exhibited by From Gea and Thiago and the unshakable faith of the team to achieve the tie in extremis were the only positive news that the Spanish team could rescue against Germany, right now much more done.
The premiere of Spain in the second edition of the Nations League He exposed some of the shortcomings of a team that is still half done, victim (like the rest of the teams, to a greater or lesser extent) of the poor preparation that the pandemic has allowed it. Germany, lowered without struts Bayern how Neuer, Boateng, Kimmich or Müller, He drew on a wardrobe fund and a generational vigor that Spain right now can only envy while waiting for better times to come. And it won't be because Luis Enrique don't bet on the new sap. The Asturian gave the alternative to Ferran torres in the eleven and envied in the second part giving entry to Fati, Óscar and Merino. The tie was the prize for the bravery of Luis Enrique, who if something is clear is that the baton of his team will carry it Thiago.
(+) Lucho was very happy with the debutants after the game:
Even if Spain improved remarkably with the changes, the mixture between veterans and young people did not work. Fought He opted for an eleven to keep the ball and dominate from possession but the rhythm of the Germans always prevailed, less speculative and much more vertical than the Spanish. The return of Navas the winger position was a disappointment and the speed of the match again took its toll on Busquets, out of focus very overcome in some sections. Nor did Lucho hit the key with Ramos' companion, one of the great problems that Spain faces on its way to Eurocup.
The great mission of Luis Enrique It is to return Spain to a privileged status that it lost six years ago, at the World Cup in Brazil. For now, he already has good raw materials and a group of players who blindly believe in him. It's a start.