I’ve never seen him so fired up!
Even for Juventus.
A good-looking rich boy from the capital? Maybe the lad is too laidback for his own good.
Or maybe he was overawed by his teammates, who have won so many trophies.
After 6 minutes Morata turns and fires a shot that’s going low inside the post. Wow!
He needed to improve after what he didn’t do v Czech Repub.
Tonight Morata is very dynamic and aggressive.
After 30 he gets on the end of a killer cross by Nolito and heads a fabulous centre forward’s goal.
That assist will be a boost for Nolito too.
After 37, a Fabregas pass was misheaded by a defender to Nolito, who buried it between the keeper and the post for 2-0
Fluid and inventive, Spain are by far the best-balanced team we’ve seen in this tournament.
But of course France would not allow them to play like this.
You can only play as well as you’re allowed to play.
HT score 2-0.
At the end of a sublime 21-pass move, Iniesta releases Jordi Alba and Morata, half a yard offside, scores his second.
The match was over at 2-0 anyway and now it’s 3-0 in 48 minutes.
Nolito, a 29-year old who didn’t make the grade at Barca, was exceptionally busy and mobile, moving left and right, ghosting here and there to supply options.
Football is all about good habits and Nolito has many good habits. Playing like this, he’s a major asset.
Mournful-looking manager Vicente Del Bosque will now be able to rest half his team.
Del Bosque says,”It might not look as if I’m enjoying it but I am.”
Andres Iniesta is 32, with 112 caps, and looks like a man on a mission.