<p>Villa, who scored both goals and missed a penalty in the World Cup Group H clash at Ellis Park, tangled with Emilio Izaguirre late in the first half and was lucky to stay on the pitch after striking the Honduran defender.<br /><br />“It's not something that I am proud of,” Villa said in an interview with Spanish broadcaster Canal Plus. “They're just instincts... In this case I wasn't expecting him to tread on me.<br /><br />“I was merely standing there and the reaction was to stick my arm out. I'll try in future to keep my cool.”<br /><br />Man of the match Villa said the result was the right one ‘even if not as big as we would have liked’.<br /><br />“With 2-0, we have the same number of goals as Chile. So as long as we beat Chile, we are practically first in the group,” he added. “We'll be more relaxed going into the Chile game. As long as we win, we're in the next round.” <br /><br />Villa's two goals took his tally for Spain to 40 in 60 matches and he will be leading the line again against Chile in Friday's third and final group match.<br /><br />A win would put Spain through to the first knockout round, where they are likely to face Brazil or Portugal.<br /><br />The victory, though, was not quite enough for coach Vicente del Bosque.<br />“It hasn't been a great match. We had glorious opportunities and many opportunities, so I think we should have won this by more goals,” Del Bosque said.<br /><br />“I think we certainly paved the way to play against Chile but I'm not entirely satisfied,” he added.<br /><br />Del Bosque said Monday's victory was not convincing enough and that similar form could be punished more firmly when they face the Chileans on Friday.<br /><br />“In the game with Switzerland, we had greater harmony. I think we were more vulnerable today,” the coach said.</p>
<p>Villa, who scored both goals and missed a penalty in the World Cup Group H clash at Ellis Park, tangled with Emilio Izaguirre late in the first half and was lucky to stay on the pitch after striking the Honduran defender.<br /><br />“It's not something that I am proud of,” Villa said in an interview with Spanish broadcaster Canal Plus. “They're just instincts... In this case I wasn't expecting him to tread on me.<br /><br />“I was merely standing there and the reaction was to stick my arm out. I'll try in future to keep my cool.”<br /><br />Man of the match Villa said the result was the right one ‘even if not as big as we would have liked’.<br /><br />“With 2-0, we have the same number of goals as Chile. So as long as we beat Chile, we are practically first in the group,” he added. “We'll be more relaxed going into the Chile game. As long as we win, we're in the next round.” <br /><br />Villa's two goals took his tally for Spain to 40 in 60 matches and he will be leading the line again against Chile in Friday's third and final group match.<br /><br />A win would put Spain through to the first knockout round, where they are likely to face Brazil or Portugal.<br /><br />The victory, though, was not quite enough for coach Vicente del Bosque.<br />“It hasn't been a great match. We had glorious opportunities and many opportunities, so I think we should have won this by more goals,” Del Bosque said.<br /><br />“I think we certainly paved the way to play against Chile but I'm not entirely satisfied,” he added.<br /><br />Del Bosque said Monday's victory was not convincing enough and that similar form could be punished more firmly when they face the Chileans on Friday.<br /><br />“In the game with Switzerland, we had greater harmony. I think we were more vulnerable today,” the coach said.</p>
