It is almost impossible to put a but to the first phase that the Selection in the Euro Cup. With 37 shots, 16 on goal and 21 off, Spain is, tied with Portugalthe second team that has scored the most, only behind Germany (40). However, he has only scored five goals. As coaches often do, Luis de la Fuente has stated that what worries him is generating chances much more than defining them. However, and in a time of football in which the Big Data prevails, the coach is aware that Spain must improve its aim between now and the end of the championship. The great games are decided by the details. And those, normally, have to do with aiming. The one of Italyin Gelsenkirchenit was almost complicated because of that. Spain ended up suffering in the last minutes after Pedri and Ayoze they did not finish off a match that should have been decided in the 80th minute, a year earlier.
Therefore, and admitting that, in addition, Mamardashvili is by far the leader in stops in the Eurocup (20) insists these days that the players try, but also that they succeed. Because the data says that Spain is forgiving. It is the team that has created the most clear chances (12) in the tournament, but also the one that has failed the most. Nine clear chances sent to limbo is a lot.
Morata (7), Elm (5) and Laminate Yamal (3) are, in that order, the National Team players who have tried the most in the tournament. The first opened the can in the first game against Croatiabut he has not scored again. Ferran Torres is the other forward who has scored a goal, against Albania. Laminate, Nico, Oyarzabal, Elm, Joseluor the same Pedriwho missed two clear chances against Italy, have been left blank for the moment.
The national team has not forgotten how the final slipped away from them in the last match. Euro Cup. In Wembley, Spain They did not go beyond a draw against Italy after attempting 16 shots to only seven for the Azzurri. Therefore, these are days of marksmanship classes at the facilities of the SV Aasen. The technicians will insist. If the script responds to expectations, the Selection will have to carry the weight of the match and, to avoid confusion, it will be key to open the scoring early. If he advances in the tournament, in addition, the level of difficulty will increase and effectiveness will be the decisive factor that will allow him to discern whether Spain will go far in the tournament. After the 1-7 of Tbilisi, Spain wait a Georgia much more similar to the one seen in the match Valladolidwith a strong defensive system that bets on a closed game and the possibility of hunting down the top Selection with the speed of Kvaratskhelia. That is why it is essential to open the scoring early. That is where aim comes into play. Coaches also place great value on concentration when facing goal-scoring actions. That is why they want a group that is fully focused.
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