Finding new game footage of Den Bosch and Cortes in goal, I had presumed the Spanish first choice had turned a corner, in spite of the detractors and criticism faced. In spite of his stellar performances in the HIL, it looks like things are still problematic. Watching the first half he unmistakenly shuts out Bloemendaal, enabling his team to get ahead and makes more than five great and crucial stops to hold them scoreless. That is until the second half where he ends up conceding five.
A lot like the games before the HIL with the Holland based side. I'm not sure if it's a confidence thing, or just a season's slump (living abroad affecting things, no idea?!) but critically, it looks like he peaked a lot earlier (remember, he took Spain to the Bejing Olympic finals), weirdly, and if to judge like the British media does with Joe Hart, he's not up to his best, which is normally world class! He had some extremely memorable performances for his Spanish side in the Euro Hockey League and yet does not look like his usual, aggressive and dominant self. Strange and sad to see his game in demise and slipping...
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