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SAINT PETERSBURG: The descent of the World Cup World Cup of Spain finally ended on Sunday (July 1) and the initial contact began after their third consecutive failure. a major tournament
. Netherlands in 2014 and a soft defeat against Italy at Euro 2016, this was perhaps the most difficult exit of all, given that Russia ranked 70th in the world, just in above Macedonia and El Salvador. 19659004] It would be an exaggeration to say that Russia deserved its victory, with 26% possession and only six goal attempts, against 25 in Spain, but they had a plan, hung on to it and fought to the limit. At the end
. A 4-3 win on penalties, after both teams were stuck 1-1 at the end of the extra time, sent the hosts to their first World Cup quarter-final since 1970.
Spanish domination will do nothing for disappointment following what can now be judged as a world really farce
Julen Lopetegui, the coach shot two days before the opening match of Spain, and Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation who fired him, will be surrounded as the main culprits
Hierro can be spared by such criticism, but he abandons Iniesta and Dani Carvajal against Russia to Moscow, only to replace one and the other, and then replace Diego Costa by Iago Aspas, who probably should have been at the start.
Rubiales dodged the questions about who will be the long-term coach But it is unlikely that Hierro will continue …
Whatever it is, they will now have to face the same memory two-tiered event Lopetegui was assigned two years ago: restoring confidence and giving blood to younger generations
. against Russia, only Marco Asensio w to be under 30 at the time of the next World Cup. Spades, Ramos, David Silva, Costa and Sergio Busquets will be 33 years old or older
This means that those who emerged from the triple triumph of Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and the Euro 2012 will be either disappeared or last.
A debate has emerged during this tournament around the possession game of Spain and it may be that a new manager decides to update the old winning formula.
Speaking of tactics and generational change, we will remember the 2018 Spain World Cup for a simple act of self-sabotage. It was the team that was ready, then on the eve of the tournament, sacked his coach.
