Against Morocco, he worked to create clear chances against the North Africans’ tenacious defence, with Morata adding only limited threat when he came off the bench, despite his vast possession advantage.
After the disappointment of winning just one game at the World Cup, Spain’s new generation can draw on Qatar’s lessons and channel them for the challenges ahead in the next decade, even if captain Sergio Busquets, the sole survivor of the 2010 campaign, is at his disposal. Can’t be together.
It also remains to be seen whether Luis Enrique remains as coach with reports of interest from major European clubs.
“If the results don’t come, we will go home with our heads held high and we will continue to work,” 22-year-old winger Ferran Torres told reporters shortly before Spain’s first match. “we are young”