Not even the most pessimistic expected a stumble against Greece. After the historic defeat of Germany last November, the state of optimism had settled in the Selection. Luis Enrique had warned him at the previous press conference when he spoke of “surprise results and cheating teams”, but nobody paid any attention to him. Y Greece was a cheating team who achieved a surprise result against the favorite of the group.
Spain dominated all phases of the game except completion. He had possession of the 80% and created very few occasions: two shots in a row by Koke that were intercepted by the Greek defenders, a shot of Olmo to the crossbar, the goal and another shot from Morata and a little more.
There are several names for seeing the glass as half full rather than half empty. The first is from Bryan gil. The Eibar winger did what was expected of him. Face, face, and face again. And overflow, overflow and overflow again. He was not fine at the time of centering after surpassing his pair and reaching the baseline. You must improve that technical action in hitting and precision. But seeing a dribbler thrills any soccer fan at a time when neighborhood players living on filigree are in short supply.
Pedri's debut is also a reason for illusion. The Greeks had so much respect for him that their coach prepared a mark for the man. He looked less than at Barça and did not find a partner like Messi. But his actions were good and he has come to stay in the absolute. Against Georgia or Kosovo, he is expected to start.
Koke was another of the highlights. The midfielder of Athletic earned his comeback in the fall and the game against Germany gave him the ticket to the Eurocup. Like Álvaro Morata, which made a notable match for the effort, for the success in front of the goal and for the insistence on looking for the shot It didn't come as many times as it tried.
No player of the Selection You can blame him for a lack of attitude or commitment. The concentration was total and they gave everything to try to subdue Greece. They were not successful in the rival area and it is the aspect that makes the glass of The Red half empty. But putting the magnifying glass and analyzing in greater detail and without the anger of having tied a game that had to be won, you can see La Roja's glass half full. And with options to approach those who win in the Europe.