Del Bosque: Changes can be the solution

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is considering changes to his line-up for Wednesday the FIFA World Cup ™ Group B match against Chile to an analysis of their 5-1 loss by the Netherlands.

The defending champions head to the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, will need not only a victory, but also a significantly improved performance after torn by the Dutch apart.

Del Bosque has taken the time to study this defeat and admits that he can change, some players around, although he refused to blame game.

"There are some changes may", said del Bosque. "But we want to rush things.

"If I have made a change, it would not with the finger someone show." "This is a short tournament and we are looking to find the best solution."

Del Bosque is reluctant to replace but goalkeeper of Iker Casillas despite a display against the Dutch, the captain called the worst game of his career.

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Vicente del Bosque, Spain coach

"As always, Casillas gave evidence for his captaincy and his commitment to the national team", said del Bosque.

"I remember when I got to the locker room after the press conference, he spoke to his teammates as a captain."

In the reflection on a breath-taking experience of the tournament first match, del Bosque also insisted that any Spanish player who has traveled to Brazil deserves to do so.

"We have 16 23 players are the world champions," he said. "they took part in the qualification and finished well in La Liga and the Champions League have reached the semi-finals of.

"We have brought them, because we are convinced that they are the best, although others may have a different opinion. We have seven new players."

Del Bosque team defeated Chile 2-1 in the group phase of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa, having lost their opener against the Switzerland 1-0.

"We have enough experience," added the coach. "We have against their way of playing, because Chile is a team that is much more dangerous pressure."

Del Bosque: Casillas not to blame

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Spain manager Vicente del Bosque defended goalkeeper Iker Casillas on Saturday as the inquest into the FIFA World Cup™ holders' 5-1 drubbing by the Netherlands continued.

The Dutch claimed emphatic revenge in Salvador for their defeat to Spain in the 2010 World Cup Final in South Africa with Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben both claiming two goals each on Friday. Louis van Gaal's side scored four second-half goals without reply in their opening Group B match which leaves Spain needing to beat both Chile and Australia to keep alive dreams of defending the title.

The 33-year-old Casillas was caught off his line by Van Persie's looping header 90 seconds from the break to equalise, after Xabi Alonso had converted a first-half penalty to give Spain the lead. And Van Persie again got the better of the Real Madrid goalkeeper when he won a sprint to the ball to claim his second goal and Netherland's fourth on 72 minutes.

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Vicente Del Bosque, Spain manager

But Robben could have easily finished with a hat-trick but Casillas pulled off a string of late saves with the Dutch attacking at will as Spain's centre-backs Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique had games to forget.

"If a team loses it's not down to the performance of a single player," said Del Bosque when asked if he would drop Casillas for Wednesday's crucial game against Chile at Rio's Maracana stadium. "Defeats happen as a result of weaknesses in the entire squad, but least of all because of the performance of Iker Casillas."

Spain conceded just two goals at the last FIFA World Cup and leaked only three in their Brazil qualifying campaign, leaving Del Bosque at a loss to explain how they let in five against the Dutch: "I don't find the words to explain it, Spain has never been a very defensive team, but we have always coped very well defensively. We were very weak against the Dutch.".