We can all enjoy Isco and thank God that he’s Spanish, says David Villa. “It was incredible to see a player as good as Isco up in the flesh, he’s a great player and he did very important things tonight,” said losing coach Ventura. Can the coach alone be held responsible for inconsistent performances. “I don’t think I’m going to get intimidated by the No. o perform a detailed assessment of all the senior core probables, with those that have reached their peak performance to make way for younger talent,” the release adds, a routine task for selectors which could have been done with the same coach at the helm. Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. Morata closed the scoring from close range after a low cross by defender Sergio Ramos in a breakaway near the end of the match. ’Two first-half strikes by Francisco “Isco” Alarcon helped Spain beat Italy 3-0 Saturday and move closer to securing a World Cup spot. So the decision to sack him wouldn’t have been easy. “It was a tough situation for a set and I had some break points against me early in the second.