The Evening Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has criticised his side’s defensive weaknesses following their shambolic 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands.
Leading the game 1-0 following Xabi Alonso’s penalty, the reigning world champions were dissected to devastating effect by a rampant Dutch side in Salvador.
"This is a very delicate moment for us,” Del Bosque told SporTV. “We must all try to resolve this, beat Chile, and move on from there.
"There is no need for a revolution. We did not win but we will move on and try to win the next game.”
Spain v Netherlands - player ratings
Goals from Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and defender Stefan de Vrij put Spain to the sword in an onslaught which left their coach wondering what might have been.
"It's sport, we must accept defeat,” he continued. “They were better in the second half. If David Silva makes it 2-0… but they caught us.
"In the second half they had more chances, found lots of space, we were too weak in defence.
"There were errors but we all fought for the result. We got down mentally, it was not about the physical state."
