Spain's World Cup campaign started off with a bang but for all the wrong reasons.
The defending champions went through a nightmare 90 minutes after they were thrashed by Louis van Gaal's Netherlands side 5-1.
One man in particular was singled out in this historical loss; La Roja captain and most-capped player Iker Casillas.
The Real Madrid shot-stopper was at fault for the Dutch national team's opening goal after coming far off of his line and made another error after a goalkeeping blunder allowed Red Devils striker Robin van Persie to net the fourth goal of the night.
But now, the former manager of Iker Casillas, ex-Los Blancos boss Jose Mourinho has come to the 33-year-old's defense, saying FIFA's world number one ranked side would be wrong to drop their experience skipper.
"I wouldn't put Iker on the bench," Mourinho stated.
Many blame Spain captain Iker Casillas for La Roja's 5-1 loss at the hands of Netherlands
"The position of goalkeeper is a very specific one, and I'm not one for changing it just because of a bad game. I only change things because of form, which shows the keeper isn't in the right condition, doesn't have confidence, stability, giving off the feeling it is better to change."
Mourinho defends the goalkeeper he constantly benched during the Portuguese boss' time as Real Madrid manager
Jose continued on to say: "Casillas has done great things with Spain, he's a keeper who needs the confidence of his coach, and one bad game, for me, isn't sufficient enough a reason to change a goalkeeper."
