Spain beat Croatia and kept a clean sheet. Enough for Luis de la Fuente to consolidate the ‘eleven’, which he will most likely repeat against Italy. But The coach has the habit of changing the full-backs. He has always done it, except for a brief hiatus after losing to Scotland in the qualifying phase. On that occasion, suddenly, he had a coach attack and changed the block. He received a lot of criticism for it, and after that loss he has respected the team whenever it has achieved victory. That is why on Thursday, in the second match of the Euro Cup, few changes are expected. If anything on the sides, where Grimaldo and Navas wait to give Cucurella and Carvajal quarters.
The National Team worked well in Berlin. The truth is that Croatiavery far behind until she found herself hopelessly lost, He barely gave the defenders any work. But the little that he opposed was resolved very well by both the sides, with Cucurella especially aware of it, and Carvajal, who also completed an extraordinary match with his first international goal. Nacho and Le Normand, except for a couple of disconnections at the beginning of the match, connected well and carried the match forward, without giving the Croatian forwards any option.
The midfield, with Rodrigo, Pedri and Fabián, was the best of the team. There is no reason for De la Fuente to consider any changes in that area. The only circumstance that must be taken into account is Rodrigo’s physical conditionwho asked for the change in the final minutes of the Berlin match, after suffering muscle cramps. Those annoyances added to the fact that he saw a yellow card are the only conditions that De la Fuente should measure. In any case, Zubimendi is ready. As for Pedri and Fabián, nothing that objectsr. The Tenerife player played a good game and the Sevillian was the best, far above the next player.
The front also worked. Moratawho has a blow to the calf that progresses favorably, He scored and was very active. He took advantage of Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal focused the rival’s attention. Lamine specifically conditioned Croatia, who moved their best player, Gvardiol to the left back to take care of the Catalan teenager. Nico Williams also offered alternatives, both because of his speed and because of the concern that he also aroused in Croatia. The Navarrese winger was a nightmare and had a great chance, like Lamine, which the rival goalkeeper solved. It is very possible that the three will repeat against Italy with the same tactical scheme that the National Team used in the debut match: 1-4-2-1-3.
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