An unfortunate action by the Athletic goalkeeper almost cost Spain a draw
Luis Enrique’s Spanish team is not going through its best moment. Despite yesterday’s victory against Switzerland, La Roja suffers to carry out the matches with only six months to go until the start of the World Cup. At this time there are more doubts than certainties. The forward, the defense… and yesterday even the goal. Nothing comes of it… not even to Unai Simón, who is Luis Enrique’s main goalkeeper.
With four minutes remaining in the match, the Atletico goalkeeper came out of his area to clear a ball that came from the rival goalkeeper. His career was so long that he ended up in a clash with Seferovic. The Swiss won the game and managed to assist his teammate Embolo, who with an empty goal could not score the equalizing goal.
Despite the ruling, Luis Enrique came out in defense of Simón at a press conference. “We need the goalkeeper to generate the first superiority. He makes it spectacular », he affirmed. When asked if these types of actions cause him concerns, the coach was very forceful: «He never makes me nervous. None of the three goalkeepers. And to settle the debate he claimed La Roja’s game: «He makes mistakes like Pepe, Lucas, Manolo el del Bombo… I don’t know any other way to play and I don’t want to know it. It is what it is. We do not go out based on caps. We have it assimilated ».
It is not the first time that Luis Enrique comes out in defense of Simón. In the last European Championship, the Athletic goalkeeper experienced something similar to last night. An error cost Spain a goal during the round of 16, but the Athletic goalkeeper ended up dressing up as a hero and certifying La Roja’s pass to the quarterfinals in extra time. “He has shown that, after an error, he is capable of making incredible saves,” Luis Enrique said at the time.
