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#3 Post Lopetegui Spain, anyone?
After the Spain head coach Lopetegui was sacked one day prior to the World Cup's opening game, huge doubts arose on whether it was a good decision and if Spain's chances will take a blow due to this, given what an amazing record he had in the qualifiers. We don't have the answers to this yet but one can say that the consequences are not as dire as people made of it.
Despite conceding a hat-trick to Cristiano, Spain looked really dominant on the pitch. All 3 goals were a result silly mistakes which don't tell the whole story. Spain were fluid in transitions and lethal upfront. The left flank of Alba, Iniesta and Isco was a pleasure to watch. They don't seem to have changed their style much, after Lopetegui's departure and if you expected them to under-perform due to the off-field controversies, you might want to think again.
