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Liverpool Fans Slam Luis Enrique For His Decision to Drop Thiago in Spain's Euro 2020 Loss to Italy
Liverpool Fans Slam Luis Enrique For His Decision to Drop Thiago in Spain's Euro 2020 Loss to Italy
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Spain lost their Euro 2020 semifinal to Italy in a penalty shootout on Tuesday. It was the second successive European Championship to see the team from the... 08.07.2021, Sputnik International
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Liverpool fans have criticised Spain manager Luis Enrique's decision not to start midfielder Thiago Alcantara in their Euro 2020 semifinal against Italy on Tuesday. Thiago only came on as a late substitute in extra-time and did his job quite well by converting his spot-kick, but his team still went out 4-2 on penalties.Enrique was slammed for his tactics throughout the tournament as he failed to pack the Spanish side with strikers who could dominate the proceedings in front of the goal.Spain's low-scoring performance during the tournament's group phase further gave impetus to criticism by fans and pundits alike.Their inability to score goals despite dominating almost all areas of the game came to haunt them in the semis against Italy as Roberto Mancini's side prevailed in a penalty shootout after Alvaro Morata missed an all important shot on goal.For example, in terms of ball possession, Spain outpaced Italy, 71% to 29%. Enrique's side completed 908 passes, while Italy only had 387 during the contest.Italy had just seven shots on goal versus Spain's 16. The three-time European champions also made fewer offsides - one in comparison to Italy's eight.Even after having most of the statistics in their favour, Spain was undone by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's brilliance, saving Morata's spot-kick to send his team into the final.When the Spain manager was asked about his underutilisation of Thiago at the Euro 2020, he gave a cryptic response.Twitterati were furious with Enrique's response as they felt he had missed the boat by not featuring Thiago in his starting eleven at the beginning of the match.Italy will now take on home favourites England in Sunday's final at Wembley Stadium in London.
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Liverpool Fans Slam Luis Enrique For His Decision to Drop Thiago in Spain's Euro 2020 Loss to Italy
05:53 GMT 08.07.2021 (Updated: 10:49 GMT 26.10.2022) Spain lost their Euro 2020 semifinal to Italy in a penalty shootout on Tuesday. It was the second successive European Championship to see the team from the Iberian Peninsula beaten by the Italians. The Spaniards were ousted from Euro 2016 in France by Italy as well.
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fans have criticised Spain manager Luis Enrique's decision not to start midfielder Thiago Alcantara in their Euro 2020 semifinal against Italy on Tuesday. Thiago only came on as a late substitute in extra-time and did his job quite well by converting his spot-kick, but his team still went out
4-2 on penalties.
Enrique was slammed for his tactics throughout the tournament as he failed to pack the Spanish side with strikers who could dominate the proceedings in front of the goal.
Spain's low-scoring performance during the tournament's group phase further gave impetus to criticism by fans and pundits alike.
Their inability to score goals despite dominating almost all areas of the game came to haunt them in the semis against Italy as
Roberto Mancini's side prevailed in a penalty shootout after Alvaro Morata missed an all important shot on goal.
For example, in terms of ball possession, Spain outpaced Italy, 71% to 29%. Enrique's side completed 908 passes, while Italy only had 387 during the contest.
Italy had just seven shots on goal versus Spain's 16. The three-time European champions also made fewer offsides - one in comparison to Italy's eight.
Even after having most of the statistics in their favour, Spain was undone by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's brilliance, saving Morata's spot-kick to send his team into the final.
When the Spain manager was asked about his underutilisation of Thiago at the Euro 2020, he gave a cryptic response.
"Thiago is a very good player. You know and everybody knows about his quality but we are a strong team and I try to give them minutes", he said in his post-match press conference on Wednesday. "He's helping the squad a lot because he's an experienced player and we are very happy to have him in the squad. After that, I have to decide and my decision speaks much better than me", he added.
Twitterati were furious with Enrique's response as they felt he had missed the boat by not featuring Thiago in his starting eleven at the beginning of the match.
Italy will now take on home favourites England in Sunday's final at Wembley Stadium in London.
