The Spanish women’s national team returned to Madrid yesterday, intending to play the second leg of the European Nations League final, which the Metropolitano will host on Tuesday. Their visit to Kaiserslautern left the tie as it began, without a tie … Goals, even though there was one of the worst performances by the world champions in recent times. The display against Germany reflects how prepared the German team is for this event in the face of stalemate Sonia Bermudez On the bench so far.
There are only three matches that the Madrid native has played on the bench for the national team. A simple background, but it allowed us to see the blind confidence he had in his eleventh concert. Between the semi-final against Sweden, the home and away match as well, and the home match against Germany, there Nine footballers did not move from the starting lineup. Kata Cole in goal, a defense with Ona Patel, Irene Paredes, Maby Leon and Olga Carmona, a midfield populated by Laia Alexandri, Aitana Bonmatti and Alexia Putellas, and Mariona Caldente on the left wing. Which leaves the right flank and the point of attack as the only locations where the dance of names took place.
At the premiere of The Selector, La Rosaleda saw a Spanish roller. Without reaching his highest levels of play, he was easily eliminated by Sweden. A resounding 4-0 scoreline left the encounter ready to be decided and made the second leg a perfect event for Tests. This was not the case for Bermudez, who emphasized that the pass to the final was not closed at all and proved it with his eleven jersey. Claudia Pena and Eva Navarro were the only new additions to the lineup that included Salma Baralloelo, who was injured, and Vicky Lopez. After the end of the first half, the first substitutions arrived.
A month later, Spain appeared in Kaiserslautern to face the historic Black House, which lost for the first time in the European Cup semi-final. The match in which Bermudez made only one change to his eleven team, with Esther Gonzalez entering the attacking position instead of Eva Navarro. Where he met A A perfectly calculated plan to nullify its virtues, a task that seems somewhat easier if you know in advance what weapons your rival will use. Christian Wouk’s team, especially in the first half, exerted individual pressure on the Spanish midfield, which limited its collective ability to the maximum and allowed it to steal a large number of balls. This was also helped by the thickness of Bermudez’s team and its lack of ideas.
A full review in which only the magnificent Kata Cole and the lack of German success prevented not only the score from moving, but also a first-half defeat. The team’s performance improved in the second half, although the feeling of danger and the clearest opportunities, with the exception of the first minutes, still belonged to the Germans. After the match, Bermudez was contacted in case rivals like Germany were able to take action with Spain. «We all study» The response was from the Madrid native, who had to respond in the face of the comeback and turn her inertia into solutions if she wanted to set her record for the first time.