Final Score Match 3 Portugal 3 Spain 3 No trolling or you will be issued an infraction and depending on the offense banned.
You cannot make the silly errors that we did and expect to win these games. This is all on us. Full credit to Cristiano for capitalizing on the mistakes but I'm pissed and disappointed by our mistakes
Up 2-3 and burning the clock with Tiki Taka instead of getting that fourth goal and it cost them, the defense is not as tight as in 2010 and with a keeper who is making mistakes like today and in earlier matches a one goal lead will not stand up at the end. You knew damn well Hierro told everyone no stupid ass fouls in front of the box and Pique late in the game screws the pooch with a unnecessary foul and it cost Spain big time!
Tbh, we would have kept the win with possession if Pique didn't make that dumb foul. He had a good game apart from that, but goddamn. You have that, and then Nacho with the late challenge for the penalty, and then De Gea pushing the ball into the goal (or the equivalent of it) giving away 3 goals like that, and even if we didn't try to hold the score with tiki taka, you'll have a hard time. Nacho recovered as the match progressed and annulled his mistake with his amazing goal. I think our midfield looked excellent and our defense good. Costa is starting to score. I think Hierro made 'good' subs (in the sense I would have made them as well) So there's a lot of good to take away from this game. Except for those 3 gifts. Again, becoming 2nd *might* not be such a bad thing, but now we need to win both the remaining games. And both Morroco and Iran aren't pushovers, their game was actually pretty good as well.
I listened to SER on my way into work after the match and the announcers basically said that when you take into consideration all that the NT has gone through this week, the result is favorable. Yes the three points would have been a great way to start, but the fact that the team came back twice in critical moments after an early goal and a late first half goal and took the lead says something. The expectation would be that these mistakes can be rectified going forward, Iran and Morocco will be easier opponents than Portugal, however there is no room in group play or KO stages for the mistakes made today. For me Isco and Costa were the MOTM for La Furia today. Aupa Espanha y La Furia Roja!
Luchamos en un gran partido!!! Gran juego del equipo y feliz por mi primer gol con España!!! A pensar en el siguiente. 💪 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/ninir2wmUo— Nacho Fernández (@nachofi1990) June 15, 2018 Nunca nos rendimos equipo. Seguimos... 🇪🇸 #vamosEspaña pic.twitter.com/zaKgmEfD0A— Koke Resurrección (@Koke6) June 15, 2018 Es el camino a seguir.The right way to play.Que nadie dude: #VamosEspaña 🇪🇸Never doubt: #VamosEspaña 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/g6J6xBncNa— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) June 15, 2018 Seguimos luchando, vamos a por todas🇪🇸🇪🇸2️⃣2️⃣💪💪 https://t.co/Gsm28F41oI— ISCO ALARCON (@isco_alarcon) June 15, 2018
Para aprender a triunfar primero tienes que aprender a fallar. Seguimos 💪 pic.twitter.com/fKmWEXSs0W— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) June 15, 2018 pic.twitter.com/C8xY0apbH7— Diego Costa (@diegocosta) June 15, 2018 Gran trabajo equipo,una pena el resultado final… https://t.co/mO6n0Bn135— Iago Aspas Juncal (@aspas10) June 15, 2018 The team is returning to Krasnodar.