That June 21, 2010 Spain should beat Honduras. And won. 2-0 with two goals from Villa which could have been three if not for the Guaje scored a penalty. After the unexpected defeat in the debut against Switzerland, La Roja played under pressure and against history. A team that started the World Cup with a defeat had never been a world champion. It would be for that reason or because they were engaging the pieces, the case is that the Selection did not play well and the criticisms intensified. AS titled on cover: “We won (but this does not look like Spain)”.
The debate sharpened it Luis Aragones from his commentator position on Al Jazeera. There was already stuck a capon after the defeat against Switzerland and returned to criticize the game of La Roja against Honduras. The former selector put a cheek when questioning the Xavi's position, pointing directly at what I should play further back thus indicating the double pivot Busquets-Xabi Alonso. “Xavi played in an unusual position for him. His is to build the game from the central Well, he thinks very fast, more than Xabi Alonso and Busquets. He is the one who thinks the fastestCesc was the second I used in that position. Xavi played as a midfielder and that is not his ideal place. “
That reflection of the coach who had made the champion team two years earlier in Euro2008, coupled with criticism of all the press to the irregular game of Spain against Honduras, created the breeding ground for that climate that is mounted from Spain and arrives at the concentration headquarters of the Selection provoking controversies and tensions that in other final stages ended with Spain eliminated in quarter finals.
They had won over Honduras, but they increased The doubts about the possibilities of beat Chile and about the need or not to change the style, the famous tiqui-taca, the position football and possession with which he returned to win 44 years later of the previous title in the Euro Cup in 1964. And it is not that Spain had played otherwise against Honduras, what happened is that was not a recognizable team. With the entry of extremes in the team like Navas, it seemed that Del Bosque wanted to paint his painting on Luis's.
“The game of Spain does not leave me alone“Luis had also said in Al Jazeera. And his own Forest He acknowledged after the game against Switzerland that “if we continue like this we will have a hard time against Chile.” After whistling the end of the match against Honduras days of debates started and uncertainties until the match against Chile arrived. Luis received criticism from the press to put pressure on Del Bosque and the team, but Cesc and Xavi said at the time that Luis's words did not consider an attack and that they did not harm them. After the World Cup they even recognized that those criticisms They helped improve.