EURO 2008 WARM UP FRIENDLY: SPAIN 1 - USA 0

SPAIN defeated USA 1-0 in its last warm up friendly before heading
to Euro 2008. A game with two halves: a bad first & a better second, as
coach Aragones changed the players & positions testing people to find
a steady balance.

The first half saw a solid US team plant itself in front of Spain to
frustrate their play & cause mistakes. The Spaniards with Silva,
Torres, Capdevilla, Alonso... just could´nt connect & gave the team a
poor image.




















The second half saw changes with Guiza, Navarro, Senna, De La
Red ...coming in which allowed XAVI to move freely & take control
of the game. His passing brought in the flow needed to open up
space & give options to CAZORLA (above) & even Ramos from right
back. Xavi then continued his magic after hitting the post to score a
magnificent ( & Spain´s only goal) in the 79th min. From then on it
was all Spain & managed improve their image from the 1ºst 45min
& increase confidence.

Great game from the "man" Xavi, along with Cazorla, Senna, De La
Red & Ramos...plus Casillas was safe.

Encouraging signs, but Spain will need to improve & find an even
balance upfront if they are to be a serious threat at the Euro´s. Tweet

Share