De Gea and Aspas, the two ‘X-files’ of Luis Enrique

There should not be a selector with a notebook as particular as that of Luis Enrique, a way of working that has usually worked for him, based on that intangible code of honor that leads him to surround himself with people he trusts and that adapts perfectly to the group dynamics he creates. That does not mean that some of his decisions cause some strangeness in the environment, although what has become clear is that they usually end up working for him. Two of those ‘X-files’ of the coach have returned to the present due to the fact that his performance during the season has not found that prize in the form of a call-up for the Spanish team for the games of Nations League of the month of June. Those ‘unsolved mysteries’ are David De Gea and of Iago Aspas.

And what comes now to talk about these two absentees? Well, mainly and in the case of the goalkeeper, because just this past Friday his teammates Manchester United They chose him as the best player of the season, which shows that he is in top form and that he is recognized by those who work with him every day.

For his career and in the team’s locker room, Luis Enrique he had the unusual courtesy to talk to him to explain that he was out of the previous tie. He no longer did it in the current one because it was not necessary. His bets are now Unai Simón, Rober Ibáñez and David Raya, and out of respect for them, ‘Lucho’ does not speak of absentees. Of course, he has publicly left the door open for his return.

A little further away is what Quotation marksfrom when he finished the League as the top national scorer with 17 goals and absences due to injury like those of Gerard Moreno, Oyarzabal o Yeremi Pino They pointed him out as a candidate along with Borja Iglesias. It wasn’t like that and Luis Enrique bet on others. “The facts speak louder than words, they are more real,” said the coach when asked for explanations. And at the moment his way of managing works for him.

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