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Robert Moreno

Robert Moreno
Author
Tony Hodson
Published on
December 14 2021

Euro 2020 Qualification Group F, November 18 2019

Spain 5Romania 0

Fabián (7)
Gerard Moreno (32, 42)
Rus (44 og)
Oyazarbal (90)

Robert Moreno accepted the role of head coach of the Spain national team in March 2019, after Luis Enrique left his position for personal reasons. Over the course of the following nine months, Moreno comfortably guided his team to qualification for Euro 2020, where they eventually reached the final four.

Spain’s final qualifying game of that campaign was an impressive 5-0 thrashing of Romania in which Álvaro Morata, once of Chelsea, was selected as the central striker in a front three also featuring former Arsenal playmaker Santi Cazorla and Villarreal forward Gerard Moreno. Speaking exclusively to The Coaches’ Voice, Robert Moreno – who became Monaco's head coach in December 2019 – revisits the approach that inspired such a straightforward win against resolute opponents he knew would remain deep and prioritise a defensive approach.

Starting line-ups
SpainRomania
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Spain4-3-3
Romania4-2-3-1
13Kepa Arrizabalaga
12Anton Tatarusanu
2Dani Carvajal
2Romario Benzar
15Sergio Ramos
4Adrian Rus
4Iñigo Martínez
5Ionut Nedelcearu
18José Luis Gayà
3Alin Tosca
5Sergio Busquets
15Cristian Baluta
17Fabián Ruiz
18Razvan Marin
8Saúl Ñíguez
10Ianis Hagi
19Gerard Moreno
8Nicolae Stanciu
20Santi Cazorla
23Florinel Coman
7Álvaro Morata
9George Puscas