Block. Spain He showed himself to Portugal as a block, like a team that knows what it plays, in which their players every time dominate more him Luis Enrique's game model imposes on the Selection. Lack to get better aspects such as speed in the game, because in the first half they were thick, as well as the contribution of the interiors, which was not what the system demanded, both at the beginning of the game and in the evolutions and transitions.
Weakness. All rivals try neutralize Busquets and short-circuit the football of possession from Spain. Y Portugal got it in the start of the game because they were going in pairs to close the center and the interiors of Spain. The structure of the ball exit improved when the team had the output structure of Manchester City between minute 62 and 78, with Eric Garcia, Laporte and Rodri. Those were the best minutes in Spain because the versatility of Koke and the Pedri's solution to progress in the game. Much better to play with a right-handed center-back and a left-handed center-back, than with two left-handed centrals. Guardiola's starting three-game structure worked best for him.
Positional attack. Ferran Y Sarabia They contributed to the team what the coach demands of them: expect in your area to the ball arrives and in the waiting they contribute to give amplitude, to accumulate in the other band and, turning the game, end up entering the other band exploiting the created space. Y Morata He also did his job to get there, but he lacked determination in the last meters.
Goal. Luis Enrique's system initiates superiority from the goalkeeper. Unai Simon he did this function well and his mistake was that he did not catch a ball with his hand with everything in his favor. Lack of determination on own area and in rival area. In the opposite area it is easier to solve because if chances are created at the end the goals arrive and Gerard Moreno, Morata, Dani Olmo, Ferran Y Sarabia they will reach the goal. Send in own area depends on the goalkeeper and Unai Simon ha started to doubt since he took over the ownership of the National Team. From Gea It would be a logical solution because it has an entity to be the owner. Y Robert Sanchez brings greater power and courage in the passing game and revolutionary footwork.
Improvements. Spain must to get better on ball holding, must be deeper and get greater fluency when you arrive in the area and be more decisive, have finer definition. He had no problem shooting long to find the back of the Portuguese defense and that is a resource that can work, such as shooting from outside the area. Spain was superior to Portugal, current champion, and deserved the victory. The team every time looks more like what Luis Enrique wants, although the two left-handed centrals is not something natural and the Marcos Llorente placeholder image as a winger, although he performed very well in the offensive phase in the second half, it still does not seem like a good idea.