Spain 3 - 1 Lithuania
(1-0) 47' Llorente, (1-1) 54' Sernas, (2-1) 57' Llorente, (3-1) 79' Silva
Tonight was a test of Spains strength in depth and if the performance and result is anything to go by, they passed with flying colours. La Roja were deprived of Xavi, Fernando Torres, Cesc Fabregas and Xavi Alonso, but in stepped players like Santi Cazorla, Fernando Llorente, Pablo Hernandez and Aritz Aduriz to make sure Spain made it two wins out of two in Group I. Spain dominated the first half and how they went into the break still at 0-0 only David Villa will know. Usually so sharp infront of goal, he contrived to hit the post when scoring seemed far easier and looked far from happy when subbed late on. The Barca man will have better days at the office.
Fernando Llorente was the man who had opened that opportunity for Villa and it was the big man from Bilbao who broke the deadlock just after half-time after good work down the right from Sergio Ramos. Lithuania then took advantage of some poor positioning from Puyol to score their first ever goal against Spain through Sernas, before the unplayable Llorente almost immediately swooped again to put Spain ahead once more. Real Madrid will be keeping tabs on the Navarran giant. Cazorla this time was the creator, and it was just reward for a performance full of verve and imagination. David Silva added the third with a glorious header from the edge of the box to cap off a dominant display from Vicente Del Bosques side. Next up Scotland at Hampden Park.
Another solid performance and good win for La Roja. s also great to see the likes of Cazorla who Ive always rated highly and Aduriz stepping up when needed. Although my one concern is in the position of goalkeeper. Yes Iker Casillas has been a great servant to Spain and Real Madrid but he cant go on forever. Due to this he should take a look at some of the other options he has in this area with the most notable choice being De Gea from Atletico a young keeper with potential and heaps of ability. Vicenete needs to start planning for the future. I only hope your reading this Mr Del Bosque.
ReplyDeletePS There was a kid at Atletico called De los Cuevos. Hows he getting on he left us last season think he went to Getafe or someone he looked quite promising.