'Favouritism gets you nowhere': Luis Enrique slammed for leaving out Thiago as Spain crash out of World Cup

Luis Enrique slammed for leaving out Thiago as Spain crash out of World Cup

Luis Enrique surprised the world of football when he decided against taking Thiago to the World Cup.

The Liverpool midfielder's omission was evident in Spain's Round of 16 performance against Morocco as they passed the ball back and forth without really moving it forward. They really missed Thiago's creativity.

The game was tied at 0-0 after 120 minutes and went to penalties, in which Spain players missed all four of their shots.

So underdogs Morocco have dumped Spain out of the World Cup this early, and many football fans are pointing the finger at Luis Enrique for snubbing Thiago.

Tamara: "L. Enrique acted like a hipster and dropped Thiago thinking his midfield is sufficient enough, got arrogant after beating Costa Rica and got massively humbled today. Lovely story"

Ananias Oliveira: "Luis Enrique is a coach who could take Thiago Alcântara, who would be a starter with any team in the World Cup, but chose not to take him, you know why? STUPIDITY. Stupidity punishes your coach."

James: "Favouritism will get you nowhere Enrique. Thiago and Rodri should've been the midfield for the tournament."

Bojack: "Every single coach that has coached Thiago loves him and knows how important he is to any team he is in but somehow Luis Enrique failed to see that."

UTDBaller: "if you ever feel stupid just remember that Enrique dropped De Gea, Thiago and Ramos"

Xabhi: "I love Luis Enrique but this is all on him. You're telling me Ramos and Thiago were so bad to not have been called up? Hell they are two of the best penalty takers in the world.

"And the Twitch streams have made it even more embarrassing"

LFCArif: "Enrique thought Gavi, Pedri and Soler instead of Thiago gonna win him the World Cup."

Andres Agulla: "I think Luis Enrique is a great manager. But today, the team he selected did not help him. Thiago Alcántara would have shone in such a match. Sergio Ramos would help to get a win in the end.

"The systems are very important, but in the end it is about the players. And that was lacking in Spain."

Deniziala: "Luis Enrique really watched Barcelona get dunked on by Bayern and Inter in the UCL and came to the conclusion it would be smart to play a full Barcelona midfield over Rodri and Thiago at the World Cup. Bias is insane."

Sanket: "Enrique deserves this for disrespecting the class of Thiago Alcantara and trusting school-going kids to control the midfield. I am so happy to see that arrogant old man being humbled."

Bayern Argentina: "Remember that Luis Enrique left out Thiago, the only player who knows how to dribble in Spain."

Source: Twitter
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