Progress delights Del Bosque

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has congratulated his players for progressing towards the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2012 despite widespread criticism of the performance during the 1-0 win over Croatia on Monday. Substitute Jesus Navas scored the winner three minutes from chance to ensure that the FIFA World Cup?-winners topped Group C with seven points using three games.New York Giants Jerseys However, Del Bosque's men were to the back foot for spells during the game and were thankful to captain Iker Casillas for one wonderful save from Ivan Rakitic's header which, had it gone in, might well have put the Croats through at Spain's expense.eli manning reebok premier jersey Hmo's Real Madrid boss insisted his side controlled almost all game and defended his decision to again play with no natural striker once Fernando Torres has been withdrawn with thirty minutes remaining. He told AS: I watched the game play again last night. Everyone who's got analysed it said we struggled a lot but I realised that we all didn't do things so badly. The threat existed on the other hand think we did things relatively well. It was actually a horrible game for all. The talk of fixes and pacts and this a draw suited us made it a very difficult game. I love you are not in complete agreement with what I saw. There is distinct opinions. You always have to look at the outcomes. Defensively, there was only Rakitic's chance together with a shot from (Darijo) Srna. We was without penetration but which can happen in football. osi umenyiora jersey I think that you had more difficulty than us when we finally had a striker and while we didn't. With Fernando (Torres) and without him there was two separate games, including the day against Italy. The Rakitic effort leaves us this particular sensation however wouldn't say Croatia dominated.