Spain got stuck against Canada in a match in which it could have won and left the duel decided in the first half, but the mistake made it have to hurry until the end to get the match up and avoid the third consecutive defeat. Martín Prieto knocks on the door of everything.
Domain returns
Spain came out onto the field with several tactically appealing things. First of all, the center of the field. Without Aitana, Teresa was chosen to act as a pivot and Patri Guijarro as an interior player along with Alexia. A bit like Barça. Tere playing Keira with two players ahead. Spain had possession of the ball and the chances in the absence of the final goal that seemed to have to come.
Without a goal, everything is more difficult
The glass could look half full or half empty at the break. On the positive side, probably Spain’s best 45 minutes since the Nations League. On the negative side, the lack of a goal that in times before the World Cup took such a toll. Of course, the problem is that then there are scares. Like the one that arrived in the 43rd minute that fortunately did not put the game against us.
goal therapy
Spain paid dearly for its frustration personified in Alba Redondo. The Real Madrid soccer player is having a hard time finding the way to score. Both in his club and in the national team. He had several opportunities and in none of them he was able to hit. The goals will come, for sure. But Alba personified the lack of success in front of goal. When the first one arrives, the ketchup bottle will be opened.
Correct
The one who did not need therapy was Cristina Martín Prieto. He replaced Alba in the 75th minute and in the 89th he scored the tying goal. Cristina is one of those we hated at recess. It was hard for us to score a goal, she hit it with her calf, hit a rock and went in. He has the goal in his blood.
Alexia shines again
It’s becoming more and more Alexia. Maybe not yet in its fullness, but it is beginning to be it. Lead, play and make people play. In a week in which the Ballon d’Or is given on Monday, Alexia is already looking to 2025. It seems that a place has been found for her at Barcelona and that she once again has her leadership with Spain. The two clearest ones came out of his boots in the first act. It was his first game after what happened in the Games and he lived up to his star role.
I remember the future
This is not a movie or a time machine. But a tribute to Inma Gabarro. The Spanish footballer who was injured with Brighton in her first game with the English team but everyone points to her as one of the forwards of the future for Montse Tomé’s team. All with the number ten shirt. Inma, Spain awaits you.
