Possessing the ball, trying to unlock the opponent's defense with pass after pass - that's the way Spanish football works. Luis Enrique's team played this same strategy against Morocco yesterday. Couldn't get the job done despite playing 1019 passes. At the end of the day, football is a game of goals.
Spain failed to score goals in football. Spain failed to find the net in the shootout in the tiebreaker against Morocco. After leaving the World Cup, Enrique is now taking all the failures on his own shoulders.
Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Sol, Sergio Busquets took the first three penalties for Spain. None of these three could penetrate the target. That's how Spain's World Cup fate is written.
Coach Enrique decided who would take Spain's first three penalties. At the end of the match, Enrique took the responsibility on his own shoulders, "The responsibility is actually mine." I selected the first three to take the penalty. The footballers decided who would take the remaining two penalties. We could not even take the fourth shot.
Morocco has achieved the highest success in their World Cup history by defeating Spain. They qualified for the last eight for the first time in the history of the World Cup. Enrique congratulated the rival Morocco after such an achievement, "I want to congratulate Morocco for the victory as well. They played their game, they were better than us in the penalty shootout. Our footballers have to accept the loss, whether the loss is deserved or not.
Spain coach praised the footballers despite not winning the match. He said a few days ago that he does not want to be in charge of Spain after the World Cup. Naturally, that question came up after the match loss. But Enrique doesn't want to talk about his contract now, 'We had more influence in the match. I am proud of my team. And this is not the right time to talk about my future. My contract is about to end. We will talk about this in the future.
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