Honduras vs. Spain, Monday, June 21, 2010

Honduras has the Latin American taste for skill plus some muscle. Núñez can give good assists, and Wilson Palacios is besides a very strong guy a very skillful player. Against Spain, Honduras will probably take one step back and will look for quick attacking transitions, trying to launch Pavón, Costly or Suazo, very fast runners. If the Catrachos (Hondurans) try to pass the ball to each other too much, instead of quickly launching their forwards, they will loose it right away.

In other words, presumably Honduras will suffer with the Spanish pressure in the midfield. Honduras players will have to move the ball much faster than most of them are used to, or else Spain will steal it pretty quickly. Another challenge for Honduras will be to keep their defensive order and discipline before the Spanish dynamism and passing game. If Honduras is able to keep defenively organized for the entire game and manages to send fast and direct attacks, it may have some chances.

Honduras scored some impressive goals during the qualification round to the World Cup, particularly some signed by Costly from far away



I am certain that any one who has followed Honduras during the qualification round can offer more details.