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The Spanish striker was jeered by his own fans during Monday\u2019s game (Picture: Getty)Spain boss Luis Enrique has defended Alvaro Morata after he was jeered by supporters following an easy miss in the side\u2019s Euro 2020 opener against Sweden on Monday.
\nDespite dominating possession in Seville, La Roja only managed a goalless draw as they got their Group E campaign underway \u2013 though they had plenty of chances to break the deadlock.
\nMorata missed the best of those in the first half, somehow dragging his effort wide with the goal gaping, but Enrique was happy with his all-round game and is confident he can deal with the criticism that will come his way.<\/p>\n
Morata spurned the best chance of the game with a woeful finish (Picture: Getty)Asked about Morata being jeered \u2013 though he was applauded when he was subbed off \u2013 Enrique said: \u2018I think there were two reactions to players but I would like to hold on to the ones that were supporting us.
\n\u2018I want to try to improve my players and protect them, that\u2019s what I always try to do, but of course I\u2019m always more pleased to see fans signing the names of players because it\u2019s always nice to feel that love and support.
\n\u2018I think Alvaro had a great game. Of course we all want to take our chances, but other guys had chances too.
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\u2018I think he\u2019s used to this situation. But of course we want to see that support. That\u2019s football though.\u2019
\nSpeaking to El Chiringuito, he added: \u2018I heard the whistles for Morata but then he was applauded when he went off. He does a lot for the team and is used to these situations so I do not think it will affect him.\u2019
\nOn how he viewed the result and performance as a whole, Enrique said: \u2018We are going to analyse this game in detail as we always do, but in this case I think it\u2019s really clear.<\/p>\n
Enrique felt his side did enough to win Monday\u2019s match with Sweden (Picture: Getty)\u2018We\u2019ve all seen what happened this evening. There\u2019s really not too much to go into. We were by far the better team, the opposition tried to hang back, we completely controlled the game and tried to generate as many chances as possible.
\n\u2018We were up against a very physically strong team but we did have the sufficient chances to win the game. What went wrong? It\u2019s the fact that we didn\u2019t take those chances. It\u2019s very clear and I think for that reason we all saw it.\u2019<\/p>\n
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