Roberto Morales, a well-known Ukrainian journalist and commentator, shared his expectations from the final match of Euro 2024 between Spain and England.
Roberto Morales- The final match of this championship is like a fight between good and evil. For some reason, the England team was doomed to such canonical evil. I understand that it is definitely not a spectacular team, although it had more fun in the previous semifinal match than all the previous ones - this is a definite plus for Southgate's team. Yes, Southgate is criticized, but there is a huge potential of his players who can decide the fate of matches, an extremely dynamic team, a team that can do a huge amount of work.
The Spanish national team. If you look at the potential of the players, despite the presence of bright talents like Williams, Olmo, Yamal, but the talent of the English players is more evenly distributed across the ranks than the Spaniards. Spain has its own trump cards, some positions are relatively problematic.
So, in this match, I expect a game of medium openness. Still, the price of the final is huge. I give a big compliment to De la Fuente, because he was able to open up this Spanish national team, because his predecessor Luis Enrique also built a constructive game, but the team was very cautious at certain points, which did not allow it to reach the final of the previous Euro (they lost in a penalty shootout to Italy in the semifinals).
For the Spaniards, it is crucial not to bring the case to extra time and a penalty shootout. Still, the English will have an advantage in this case, as they have already proved twice in the playoffs. That's why I believe in the overall triumph of Furia Roja at Euro 2024, I bet on their victory in the tournament," Morales said.
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