Spain’s victory over Croatia came despite them having less possession than an opponent for the time in 16 years
Luis de la Fuente apologised for arriving a little late at the post match press conference, explaining that he had encountered a “couple of roundabouts” on his way but insisted that his team had taken a direct route to victory overalso appealed for the country to finally recognise the talent of what he called a “brilliant generation” of “insatiable” players after three first-half goals were enough toSpain’s victory came despite them having less possession than an opponent for the first time in...
Álvaro Morata, Fabián Ruiz and Dani Carvajal scored the goals but De la Fuente also saw Morata and Rodri come off after experiencing knocks. Spain next play Italy on Thursday. Croatia were awarded a penalty in the second half but although Bruno Petkovic scored from the rebound it was ruled out for encroachment after Ivan Perisic had entered the penalty area before the kick had been taken. It was Perisic who passed Petkovic the ball to put it in the back of the net.
De la Fuente added: “We have the ability to continue to impose our style. We played very well with a high press, which allowed us to get the ball back. But one of the characteristics of Spain is our ability to change approaches and that variety is our strength. We have different qualities, different tactical approaches, and that’s an extra difficulty for opponents. If you have players with the speed of Lamine or Nico or Ferran , that gives you something else. And the players know that.
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