“The penalty may have been called easily because there was a previous foul”

John van ‘t Schip, selector of Greece, did not detract from the triumph of the Spanish team in the Athens olympic and assured that she is the favorite to achieve direct access to the 2022 World Cup, but denounced that the only goal of the match came for a penalty that should not have been signaled.

“I congratulate the Spanish team, we have shown two different faces, in the first half we lost the ball very quickly against a world-class team and that makes you run after the ball, chasing them and that exhausts,” he admitted.

“Spain played the first half well and we pushed better in the second, we have generated some energetic chances thanks to the changes. When you play against such a high-level team it is very difficult to counter them, the penalty may have been called easily because there was a previous foul and unfortunately we have not been able to tie. What happened does not detract from the Spanish triumph, “he added.

The selector of Greece He praised the Spanish style of play and highlighted how difficult it is to overcome them.

“Spain has created its own identityHe has played in a way for many years with a lot of possession and technique, with very good players who create spaces. Luis Enrique is a coach who supports this identity and this type of game, a football that the majority of Spanish teams play, with great quality. They have so many players that they could do three different eleven at a very high level, “he said.