what is done well
1. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE from Selection starts to be a trouble for rivals with little ball output. Albania he got away because he has a good defensive organization, but Iceland He suffered it at its best. The question is whether during the Championship will be able to keep that level so intense and so high, especially when the qualifiers arrive and come into play higher class rivals.
2. THE HELP OF THE POINTS It is important to maintain the balance of the team, since the midfielders are bound to a increased physical wear because, with Luis Enrique’s system, they have to cover larger spaces. The problems that Luis Enrique has had to find the forwards, injuries aside, have been more due to the Asturian’s demand for count on tips sacrificed than for lack of goal specialists.
3. THE SPEED ON THE BANDS is already one of the signs of identity from Spain, who takes advantage of the large number of good players capable of harnessing great speed with surprising precision. what of Jordi Alba It’s not news anymore, but Mark Alonso it’s not far behind. Carlos Soler, Sarabia, Dani Olmo and Yeremi They also work the band with eagerness and good judgment. Spain will give joy on the sides.
What needs to be improved
1. THE PROBLEM AT SET PIECES because Spain is not left over from centimeters. Against Albania they played with a goalkeeper of 1.83 (David Raya) and a central defender of 1.82 (Eric García). In the center of the field, Gavi and Pedri. It is not that it is the best cast to defend a corner or a lateral foul in a World Cup where the Lukaku, Kane, Cristiano… But Luis Enrique already said that the solution lies in don’t give up corner kicks no side faults. Still, it is something to keep in mind.
2. MORE CONCENTRANCE IS NEEDED not only behind, but also in the midfield. It is not about kicking without rhyme or reason, but the truth is that the absence of Busquets in the matches against Albania and Iceland has been noticed. The truth is that they are two rivals that in bullfighting jargon would be considered shaved bullfights, but even so they were able to generate some counter what Spain was not to stop with a tactical foulthe specialty of spark plug. In the World Cup it will have to be done.
3. GOALKEEPERS TAKE RISKS WITH THEIR FEET more than recommended. It is true that Luis Enrique wants goalkeepers that they handle good feet, but given the lack of centimeters, he cannot argue that football is not basketball and that, given the lack of hands, he prefers goalkeepers to be good with their feet. One thing and another. unai is amazing, Robert Sanchez it looks very good and David Raya | He is the Premier goalkeeper with the best statistics with his feet. They are forward-goalkeepers, as they used to say at school, and that is very good against iceland. But against Brazil, Argentina, Germany or England we will have to tread more carefully.