New Delhi: After Spain’s spectacular victory in the World Cup final, many great players of Indian football praised it fiercely. Former players believe that Spain dominated the entire match and completely neutralized Argentina captain Lionel Messi. According to him, the victory in extra time was in line with Spain’s performance.
Argentina’s dream broken by Ferran Torres’ goal
In the final match, Spain defeated Argentina thanks to a goal by Ferran Torres in the 106th minute of extra time, breaking its dream of winning the World Cup for the second consecutive time. Spain played aggressively throughout the match and maintained control of the ball.
Victor Amalraj said- Spain had complete dominance
Former India captain Victor Amalraj said that Spain controlled the match from beginning to end. According to him, Spain could have scored two or three more goals, but the Argentinian goalkeeper made many excellent saves. He also said that Spain’s strong defense did not give Messi any chance to play freely.
Subrata Pal told the biggest strength of Spain
Former Indian goalkeeper Subrata Pal said that Spain’s biggest strength is maintaining consistent control of the ball. According to him, even if Spain loses the ball, it gets it back within a few seconds. He said that many teams in the world try to adopt this style of Spain, but it is not easy to do so.
Aditi Chauhan said- Argentina looked tired
Former Indian women’s football team captain Aditi Chauhan said that the Argentine team looked tired throughout the match. Players had trouble maintaining control of the ball and launching effective attacks. He said that Spain proved to be the better team throughout the match and truly deserved the victory.
Martínez saved from big defeat
Former Indian captain Bruno Coutinho said that Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez performed brilliantly to save his team from losing by a big margin. Whereas former player Sabir Pasha believes that Spain was better in every department of the game, although it should have taken better advantage of the opportunities it got in the penalty box.
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