La Roja trainer has came under severe criticism for employing Cesc Fabregas as a false striker in Spain’s Euro 2012 Group C first match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in Gdansk.
A resilient Italian team managed to get the better of reigning European champions, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011, in their Euro 2012 opening match. The Azzurri were the better team and deservedly struck the opening blow just after the hour mark.
La Roja managed to bring the Italians to level footing with a quick reply through Cesc Fabregas, who was employed as a ‘false striker’ by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque.
However, it was the introduction of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 forward go into dangerous positions in his relatively small time on the pitch.
Vicente Del Bosque explained his decision to employ Fabregas instead of Torres or Llorente from the start, stating that his inclusion allowed them to better maintain possession and dominate the midfield.
Moreover, the former Real Madrid coach praised the trio of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601, Cesc Fabregas and Andres Iniesta, for their telepathic link-up which eventually resulted in the equalizer.
"I preferred to dominate the midfield - to take possession and go from there," he remarked. "Silva, Cesc and Iniesta did very well in between the lines on many occasions.”
When asked to comment on Italy’s strategy for the match, Del Bosque hailed their tireless display and their hunger for the lead that pushed Spain deep into their own half on several occasions.
"The Italians were not limited to just retreating, which we knew from the beginning. I knew that Italy were going to press high up the pitch and wanted to take the lead."
"Cesc did very well in that position. When Torres came on, the game was much more open. We had more chances to score, but they, too, lest we forget. Time will tell if this [the system] is good for us or not.”
"We did a good http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684, it was a good effort. We are relatively satisfied with the result."
Spain take on the challenge of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Republic-of-Ireland-c2987 in their next fixture on June 14.
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