Sulky Spain striker Joselu has launched a trio of excuses about why they crashed to a shock defeat in Scotland.
- Scotland 'didn't play football.'
- The Scots only scored because of a mistake.
- And Spain were denied a 'clear penalty.'
The Scots overpowered the three-times European champions this week with a famous 2-0 win at Hampden to put them in pole position to qualify for Euro 2024.
But a series of seething Spaniards have been wheeled out to make excuses led by captain Rodri accusing Scotland of playing 'rubbish football.
And both David Garcia and Dani Ceballos bleated about the state of the Hampden pitch.
Now former Newcastle United flop Joselu, who now plays for Espanyol and scored a dream double on his international debut against Norway days before turning 33 at the weekend - is the latest in the conveyor belt of complainers to have a moan.
He said: "When you lose there must be self-criticism and look at things to correct, but that penalty I didn't get would have changed everything.
"Scotland didn't play football and their first goal was only because of a slip from Pedro Porro, which can happen to anyone.
"It was one of the games where we had a feeling we would have to do a lot more than the opposition to score a goal.
"I am convinced that nine times out of ten we would have won that game.
"I was denied a clear penalty.
"The ball didn't seem to want to go in for us. Scotland made a lot of fouls during the game that stopped the dynamics of our attack, but we still had chances.
"We are humans and had a bad day. Scotland knew we were going to dominate the game and they knew what game they wanted to play, they were lucky to get that goal so early.
"There was a feeling of anger after the game because we were all exhausted and frustrated.
"But there are six games left and we will be united for it."
Former Scotland manager Alex McLeish told Spain to “eat the humble pie” after skipper Rodri led complaints about the home team’s tactics at Hampden.
The Manchester City midfielder branded Scotland’s approach “rubbish” following his side’s 2-0 defeat in the Euro 2024 qualifiers in Glasgow.
Rodri accused Scotland of provoking his team-mates and time-wasting by staying down.
Debutant David Garcia also claimed that the grass was too long and that made the game difficult.
McLeish told Sky Sports News: “Come on, get a grip guys, just eat the humble pie and say the better team won on the night.
“They will be really urgently looking to get the game in Spain and make up for it. That’s the way football goes.
“Scotland won deservedly and Spain should just eat that pie and get on with it.”
