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Foolishness can be both a mere anecdote and a category. Incurring in a foolishness is frequent, no matter how smart or intelligent one is, because due to a mental lapse, laziness, lack of memory, haste or other factors, the logical limits in a given situation to make a decision or carry out an action that does not results in damage to themselves or third parties are relegated. Regardless of the result of said decision, favourable, indifferent or adverse, the folly refers to the inconsistency or potentially harmful of said decision, when a thoughtful approach, with the express or tacit information available to the subject at that time, to that situation would determine not take it or not execute it in the chosen terms.

All nonsense is harmful in itself, even if it is only formulated, but there are inconsequential nonsense in its effects, although not profoundly stupid and revealing of incompetence, that is, of the manifest lack of resources or knowledge to deal with a situation.

Incompetence in a position of responsibility can lead to enormous evils, without good intentions, kindness, humility, empathy or a good image having anything to do with its development by the subject who suffers it and makes others suffer. others.

Next, not anecdotal but categorical nonsense and incompetence of our team's time in Russia:

  • After the justified dismissal of Lopetegui, choosing Hierro before Celades, a sub21 coach with a past in RM and BCN who had not intervened in the dismissal in any way, without expressing himself in favor of Lopetegui so that he could continue as Hierro did, coach without relevant experience or accredited knowledge in high competition, when it was logical to run the ladder.
  • Once Hierro was chosen, he makes a series of foolish decisions that refer to a higher stage of incompetence, such as basically: keeping De Gea against the universal perception (press, fans and teammates) that he was not psychologically capable of withstanding the pressure of the Spanish goal and the empirical finding that nothing stopped (without changing it even before the penalties in the round of 16, reserving a change); ignoring the suggestions of the most veteran and award-winning players to play with Aspas instead of with Costa, which already meant leaving the World Cup in Brazil through the back door, being the previous champion; dispensing with the false nine system with which Spain has never lost either in an official match or a friendly match against the historical experience and the most recent (3-0 against Italy in the qualifying phase and 6-1 against Argentina in the friendly); dispense with the information at your disposal on this last aspect, which is absolutely key, as revealed by the Argentine newspaper Clarín in an excellent review of the Spanish game's trajectory from 2008 to 2012 and what happened after that so that we have no longer competed well level; forgetting to prioritize the speed in the movement of the ball over driving and the short circuit that Isco caused in all the matches of the final phase.

Foolishness and incompetence are stages that can be permanent, if one does not learn or want to learn from their mistakes, or train to avoid them.

This article is the work of our friend, the jurist Javier Satué, co-author of «Fútbol 2.0. The twilight of paleofootball?

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