2023-08-17 18:17:41
will be owner Alexia Putellas in the final against England? Who knows. A priori, one of the best players in the world should have the position assured, due to her experience and her rise in the squad, but her physical condition raises doubts, and on the Spanish bench she has alternatives. There is also another factor that prevents making forecasts, and that is that until now the decisions made by the coaching staff have been quite unpredictable. I’m not saying that successes are born from improvisation, but we have seen several changes of course from the coaching staff, even swerves, although always with good results.
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It cannot be ruled out that this spontaneous, sudden and intuitive element arises from the conflict experienced in recent months, with the resignation of 15 players from the national team if there were no changes, and the subsequent reincorporation of several of them. The most emblematic example is that of the goalkeeper Cata Coll: injured for months, substitute at FC Barcelona for the absentee Sandra Cloths, this season he had only played about 200 minutes in total; he started as a starter against Switzerland, after the resounding defeat against Japan, and at the age of 22 he has become a mainstay of the team. A case similar to that of Sandra Paralluelo (19 years old), who with his goals has fueled the dream.
improvisation and order
The rival in the final, England, is the opposite: a regular, well-matched team, in an ascending line, which a year ago already won Euro 2022 with a team almost identical. And with a character trainer. To compete at the same level, Spain will have to find the balance between brilliant improvisation and the necessary order to activate the surprise effect. Although little is said, because now they want to highlight choral success, basically that order already exists: it is the essence of FC Barcelona that won the last Champions League: Irene Paredes, Aitana, Alexia, Marionaeven Jenni Beautiful. It is missing, of course, two struts like Map of Lion and Father Pebble. They and others remained firm in their decision, but if Spain ends up lifting the Cup, I will also see them as champions: inevitably, their absence is part of the success.
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