World Champions Tame the Three Lions
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How did Spain manage a 3‑2 comeback win over England at Wembley?
Hello there, everyone. Welcome into our ESPN FC studios for the latest edition of the show. I'm Alexis Yunes, hanging out here with Hercules Gomez, Shaka Hisaf, and Alejandro Moreno. We're going to start off with Alejandro Moreno. I was getting excited because we have to start off with this game at Wednesday. Honestly, that was an absolute thriller between England and the world champion Spain. We got five goals in it. Laminia Mal putting Spain up early on. Anthony Gordon then equalized for the home team. Four minutes later, Harry Kane eventually gave England the lead. And he could have put more distance in between the two countries, but he slipped and missed a penalty in the 54th minute. Then goals from Alex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal sealed the deal for the world champions as they won 3-2.
All right, let's talk more about England, Spain and bring in Natum Anua who's joining us. Natum, a lot of things to answer for today, but let's start off with this game because what a great game overall. Great game overall, Natum. Thomas Tuchel says that England were the better side overall in his opinion. What do you think?
Yeah I disagree to be honest because as you look back at those highlights you look at some of those chances that Spain had especially for Ferran Torres like he could have had two goals in this match whereas from an England perspective you're looking at what was it a penalty was it not you saw the penalty missed and it didn't create that much I think today's show was more so a case of yes England were able to come back into the game you know playing at home you'd expect to have that sort of reaction but for me Spain felt the more composed side and they reap the rewards of the press that they have Yes, England made those mistakes, but Spain were in the position to capitalise. And I think the phrase was to pick the pocket of the England player.
And that's something that we saw a couple of times. And they probably could have scored more off the back of it. So for me, Spain, they did feel like the better side. They created the better opportunities. And yes, England were there or thereabouts competing. But realistically, I think Spain just felt like if they needed to, they could go through the gears to get another goal. And I think in some ways, you know, as you saw with the XG being 2.99 on another day, maybe that's a 4 or 5 for them. So I think it's probably a fair result in my opinion.
Fair result, Ale?
Absolutely a fair result. Great game too. It's actually quite short-sighted and a misrepresentation of the truth by Thomas Tuchel in suggesting that England were the better team because they were not. They were not. Ferran Torres, yes, he could have scored a couple of goals, but so could have Laminia Mal in the second half as well in great combination play with Alex Baena. It's Alex Baena who made a big difference coming off the bench in this match. I mean, Yamada has what for his standard should be a sitter and misses it as well. So to suggest that because you missed the penalty, yes, of course, missing the penalty is a problem. And of course, the game would have made it 3-1. But it's not representative of what was going on on the field.
England had a good 15, 20-minute period between the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half. And that's it. Beyond that, it was Spain. But in that period of time that I just mentioned, Spain lost control of the midfield, and we saw turnovers happening from players that you don't expect, including Rodri. His penalty, or the foul that he commits on Jude Bellingham, comes after he turns the ball over and puts Spain in a bad situation defensively. Once Alex Baena came on the field, it was an extra player in the midfield that helped out Spain with ball control, and it also helped Spain in terms of building into the attack. Mikel Oyarzabal makes a difference, and as for Ferran Torres, He will forever be remembered as a guy who scored the game winner in the World Cup final.
But he will also be remembered by a guy who puts himself in the best positions ever, but can't quite finish with the consistency that is required.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Spain manage a 3‑2 comeback win over England at Wembley?
0:04–8:59
2
What were the key tactical moments that decided the England‑Spain match?
8:59–18:49
3
How are Manchester City’s 114‑of‑115 financial‑fair‑play charges affecting the sport?
18:49–30:48
4
What insights did Natum Anua share about the Manchester City investigation?
30:48–40:57
5
How did the United States men’s national team dominate Peru 4‑1?
40:57–45:25
6
What role does ‘emotional intelligence’ play in coaching and player performance?
45:25–52:11
7
Why is Luka Modrić still scoring goals at 41 and what does it mean for longevity?
52:11–58:28
8
What were the most memorable moments from the show’s extra‑time segment?
58:28–1:05:45
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