Isco said that there is a future

There are footballers of art to whom the public give such solemnity that no coach can put them on the bench without endangering themselves. It happened thirty years ago with Butragueño, and it’s happening now with Isco, a player with grace and charm that came upon Ancelotti in such a way that it was easier to reorient him than to stall him.

And with that bit of steel that gave him gas and with the steel that accompanied his ease with the public, he will now be declared a player of national heritage. It was the director general of the national team, among the joy in Huelva, who embraced himself during his first mazy dribble.

Just imagine what happened afterwards when he put the ball in the corner. That work of art against Belarus, a minnow of team, ended the discussion about commitment and convinced the fans that there is a future, even after the revelry from which we have come.

Isco had featured for 89 minutes for the national team, over the course of four cameos from the bench, prior to the match in the Colombino. And maybe he would have continued there had Cesc, Silva and Iniesta, the new generals, been fit.

In the first five minutes two generations had been skipped, leaving the centre of the pitch, where command had been tastefully established, with an average age of 24 years. They brought half an hour of general welfare.

Koke was an excellent midfield sweeper, with the ability to recover and drive, well helped by Busquets. Juanfran, who was precise, persistent and eager, and Jordi Alba, streamed upfield and they were well supported by infield work from Isco and Cazorla, who felt important and had spark.

Further back, there was no concern as Belarus played in a manner befitting of their status, like a team ranked 106 in the world and without great prospects of rising much higher.

Casillas was only awakened by the sporadic cheers from the fans, signs of atonement. Pedro was enterprising and finished the match heartened, while Alcácer waited without much hope because most of the work was done outside the box. And it was from there that the first two goals arrived.

The first goal was a ‘postage-stamp’ finish: Koke recovered the ball and handed it, at the edge of the box, to Isco, who controlled it with his left foot, settled himself with a touch and placed a spectacular right-footed shot into the top corner with inexplicable ease.

The second, from Busquets, was a low shot during the second phase of play which prompted a late response from Zhenov.

Spain were heading toward the victory in a gentle and smooth manner. They had the ball without wasting energy and without exposing themselves. Del Bosque withdrew Busquets, whose bullfighting by offering to play with discomfort was resolved during the break.

And then Pedro and Alcácer arrived to the match. The latter has patience, the virtue of great poachers. He is capable of enjoying without having the ball, capable of waiting minutes and minutes for the sky to open. And it opened with a cross from Pedro, with the resulting shot ending up hitting the side-netting. But Barça forward Pedro soon struck the third following a brilliant piece of play from Juanfran. The woodwork then denied the Canary Islands-born man his second goal of the night.

Belarus also permitted the arrival of two players from Real Madrid’s academy to make their Spain debuts, namely Callejón and Morata, while others were left eager and waiting on the bench. But those, Isco and the others Del Bosque left on the bench (Nolito, Camacho etc) restored the state of optimism - unless the German world champions say otherwise next week. And wait for the arrival of Thiago, the last from the artful gang.

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