It has emphatically worked, in a way a Spanish national team has never seen. That is just as well because no Spanish national team has ever faced so many setbacks before. It could have been another disaster, confirming a reversion to all the old perceptions of the team for “bottling it”. Morata scored a decisive goal many thought beyond him, as Spain displayed a resolve many thought beyond them. “You can complain about many things in this Spanish team,” Enrique said in the group stage, “but never that they do not go for the game from minute one to 90.” And often to minute 120.

Source: Irish Independent July 06, 2021 01:30 UTC