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Spain is one of those countries that have dominated world football for many years. At the top of 2008 to 2012, with one of the two most attractive championships on the planet, she continues to bring forth generations of talented footballers. That said, as each competition approaches, the goal is victory. An elimination in the round of 16, against a Russian team that certainly enjoys additional motivation on his land but did not appear as a superior opponent, necessarily has repercussions.
"Everything ends. The golden age of Spanish football started on a penalty spot, with a magic TAB against Italy, and that's where it ended, with a tragic lottery against Russia " can be read on the side of Marca which title " the Spain of before " with reference to the years of famine of La Roja. "A Spain impossible to recognize since the first day, without solidity, fearful and without guardian angels, which is necessary in a World. Too many gifts are expensive. It only remains to live memories ". The Madrid daily newspaper retains only the performance of Isco in its account of individual performances: "there must be someone to help Isco win the World Cup in Qatar" .
A world fiasco and a David de Gea pointed the finger
"Another world fiasco" title on his side AS who like his colleagues evokes the chaos initiated by the ouster of Julen Lopetegui. The newspaper with Madrid tendency does not hesitate to point a finger on the ground: David de Gea. Author of a hand foul against Portugal, he has today been able to stop any of the 4 Russian shots on goal. "End of the journey. Spain goes on a third failure in a big competition. And this is not a surprise. This World Cup was a big deal from start to finish, from the dismissal of Lopetegui to the invisibility of De Gea, who did not hold any of the penalties that sent the selection home. This football model that made an empire needs a revision "
For Sport " the rugged course of La Roja could only have a fatal outcome, and that as it happened ". Still on the side of the Catalan sports media, for its part Mundo Deportivo puts forward the famous curse of Spain against the host country, Roja having never managed to beat the country hosting a World Cup: "in the Luzhniki stadium, the curse was again confirmed, and in the most cruel manner, on penalties" . The newspaper then evokes the international retreat former Blaugrana midfielder, Andrés Iniesta. Entering the 67th minute to replace David Silva, Iniesta could not tip the scales on the side of Roja. "It was not a dreamed goodbye, but football is done like that," quotes the newspaper.
Tears of Iniesta for its last
On the side of the Catalan press, La Vanguardia focuses on what was Andrés Iniesta's last under the jersey of Roja. Came in the game, the Manchego had the opportunity to tilt the game in favor of his own, but he will stumble on Akinfeev. First shooter of the fateful session, he did not shake in the face of the Russian porter. He did not look at the last shot missed by Aspas. The newspaper emphasizes that he "was one of the most affected by the premature defeat of Spain in this World Cup" . In tears, he will have found the resources to comfort his partners, including Koke, who also missed his shot at goal.
The Razon title she "La Roja did not deserve better" adding that "Spain comes home after a disappointing tournament. The newspaper then describes a scene at the Luzhniki stadium at the final whistle. "Squatting, Sergio Ramos was struggling to get up, Hierro consoled Busquets and Silva kissed Iniesta. The oldest, the world champions, it is they who seemed the most affected, perhaps because they had the feeling that they would have no other chance in four years. The end of a cycle. The diary ends with a sententious tone and tinged with regret: "Spain comes home. His spirit was gone with Lopetegui two days before the start of the World Cup.
"Spain loses to Russian roulette"
On the side of the general press, El Pais points out that La Roja "remains cursed in the face of the organizing countries, never beat in international competition ". The main Spanish daily also focuses on Andrés Iniesta's "putting on the bench". "Pointed the finger in full competition, as Xavi or Casillas before," evokes the daily newspaper. Non holder with La Roja in official competition for the first time since 2010 (injured, he started on the bench in the group phase against Honduras), the midfielder is compared to Xavi, relegated to the bench in 2014 in Brazil, and Casillas, replaced by David de Gea in full Euro 2016. The sign of a turning point for this selection
The title is implacable in El Mundo . "Spain loses to Russian roulette" . The daily clarifies its thinking: "Spain allowed a lower team to stay alive, it did not have the soul or the oxygen to win against one of the most discreet that she met in her history in World Cups and ended up being punished, during a Russian roulette session. The generalist newspaper then lists the reasons for the failure: "an Iniesta at the twilight of his career at the Luzhniki stadium" "a harmful management of the governing bodies, with a Fernando Hierro who is not that of pbadage "" the Federation, Rubiales (President of the Spanish Federation, ed), Lopetegui and Madrid mismanaged the timing of a decision that had profound consequences. The image was that of a bbad team, without speed or biting, conformist and without real command. "
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