There is still a lot to improve

Spain won and it cannot be said that it was undeserved. But we also cannot fall into the delusion that winning prevents us from seeing reality. There is still a lot to improve.

Spain had clear ideas from the beginning. He knew what he had to do on the field: recover forward, have the ball, subdue the opponent… But he has to finish the games a little earlier. There is no imbalance on the wings and because of this, it is difficult for him to create football opportunities. These are very isolated.

The problem is not Luis de la Fuente, but the lack of players. If you look at the great wings playing in the League, they are foreigners. The best of the Spaniards is Balde, who did not play, and Ansu Fati, who was the most determined when he was there.

There was inconsistency on the field. On the one hand, the centre-forward ended up being Joselu. A footballer who does well at the top, who can fight for the second game, who has a shot. But he hardly had a chance, because there was no one to put the ball on him.

And it was time to look for a solution. We assume that there are no unbalanced players on the wings, except for the aforementioned Ansu Fati and Balde who come from behind. But then that’s when other footballers with less imbalance should try to throw in the center, even if it doesn’t reach the bottom. Otherwise, Spain will find themselves in serious trouble when their rivals close in on them. It’s not new. But he will persevere. This is a selection that plays, plays and plays. He can always have more possession than his opponents, but creates very few chances.

So the summary is that we have seen a team that Luis de la Fuente wants to give identity and purpose to, but now he needs to find the players to make it work.