The Special One was appalled by the strategy of Spain in their Euro 2012 opening fixture against Italy and did not hold himself back when quizzed by reporters.
Spain managed to salvage a draw against Cesare Prandelli’s Italy after going down a goal after the hour mark. The Azzurri created clear cut chances during the match while La Roja players struggled with the ‘false 9’ formation.
In the aftermath of the match, Real Madrid tactician, Jose Mourinho, openly criticised the impotent tactics employed by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque. The 49-year-old criticised the deployment of Cesc Fabregas as an additional midfielder in an already overflowing midfield.
Mourinho reckoned that the passing between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 trio of Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas was futile as they were unable to create problems for Gianluigi Buffon’s goal.
The Special One did concede that the midfielders played their part in the match but reminded that without a specialist forward Spain were unable to conjure any significant threat.
“It’s not good to keep on passing between Xavi, (Andres) Iniesta and (Cesc) Fabregas without creating a big threat on (Gianluigi) Buffon’s goal,” he said while talking to Al Jazeera.
“Yes, there was a big effort from Spanish midfielders but without a striker the team was sterile.”
Moreover, Mourinho praised the performance by the Azzurri, especially the hard work put in by the backline. He opined that the Italians have made a bright start to their campaign and backed them to go forward in the European Championship.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniele-De-Rossi-c10112, who were the reason Italy managed to keep true to their fighting style.
“http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 made a good start for their campaign. They played with big discipline in the defence,” Mourinho remarked.
“I think Italy can go too far in this tournament. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 failed to stop (Andrea) Pirlo, and when the latter plays comfortable he makes a lot of problems.”
“(Daniele) De Rossi is a joker of the team and one of the greatest Italian players.”
In their next Euro 2012 fixture Spain take on the challenge of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879.
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