The ManUtd star was in a questionable position when Ukraine scored a goal but the manager firmly defended his goalkeeper
La Roja’s unbeaten run in 15 games ended in Kiev thanks to a goal from Viktor Tsygankov in the second half.
Spain had nearly 72 percent of the ball, attempting 21 shots against the two in Ukraine and being denied eight times by goalkeeper Georgi Bushchan despite not opening up many clear options.
They paid the price for a moment of poor concentration in the 76th minute, when Andriy Yarmolenko played in the middle of defense at Tsygankov and the substitute shot past De Gea’s edge after the Manchester United goalkeeper was caught well and moved off his Line ahead.
The goal is likely to spark further debate over De Gea’s place as Spain’s number one as his form for the club and the country has been largely questioned over the past two years.
Head coach Luis Enrique, however, was unwilling to listen to the reporters blaming the 29-year-old.
“You can always do more, but blaming De Gea is a bad habit,” he said.
“If David is blamed for a game like this, turn it off and we’ll go.”
He went on, “If you keep attacking, you know there are transitions. If a team defends and keeps it 0-0, they grow and in one action they got us. We have to congratulate them.
“Nothing happens because you don’t score goals in a game or two. We created opportunities to kill them. It was a game that was clearly under our control and in which the opponents closed the passes and the pass lines. ”
“We created opportunities with Adama [Traore] by its overlap. In the end we went in a panic. I’ve lost a lot of those games in my career. The opponent grows and is then in a transition …
“The bottom line is that I liked the attitude of the players. I like what I see.”
Spain will regroup next month for a friendly against the Netherlands on November 11, before returning to the Nations League three days later in a clash with Switzerland.
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