CÓRDOBA, Oct. 16 (from Europa Press special envoy, Manu Polo) –
The Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente commented this Tuesday that, despite the good results of the senior Spanish team under his command, he is not “great” and that any “other” in these circumstances would “take charisma”, but that He prefers to enjoy “every game and every situation”, like the victory against Serbia.
“We form a fantastic work group with the best in the world and we are a true family. This is teamwork. It is not about being big, but about certain things, and you cannot go against that. I am very calm, no “I’m excited, although someone else in these circumstances would use charisma and I would be,” said the Spanish coach at a press conference from Córdoba, after beating Serbia 3-0 during the fourth day of the Nations League.
De la Fuente pointed out that, when you have “such a winning streak”, you are “closer to losing”, but he clarified that his team is not satisfied. “This team is insatiable sportingly and always wants more. We enjoy every game and every situation. Whoever wants to beat us is going to have to do things very, very well,” he added in this regard.
The Haro coach claimed his knowledge of the Spanish players and their quality. “I am surprised that since they are not in certain teams it seems that they do not have that importance. With less name they offer us great performance. We play on the safe side, I have made very few mistakes since I arrived here, and I believe that we have a present and a future, and is proving,” said De la Fuente from the Nuevo Arcángel Stadium.
“We have built loyalty and integrated some footballers for many years, and the veterans have understood the message very quickly. That makes everything easier. Our idea is always the same even if the players change. The advantage we have is that we know what to ask of each one to enhance his strengths,” he commented about the coach.
He later explained that, despite not playing with wingers, it has not been “a change in style.” “We have occupied the wings in a different way. We have understood that we had full-backs who reached a lot, we did not need so much depth. It is not the same to have fast players as technical ones, and we have to take advantage of each one according to their qualities. This makes us more versatile “he said about it.
De la Fuente also had words of affection for captain Álvaro Morata, acclaimed by El Arcángel during the match: “I am very happy for Morata. That they have chanted his name in Murcia and here he says that things have changed and we are being fair with a great player. I keep that recognition.”
“We had to recover the spirit of 2010. The results favor and engage the fan. We don’t want it to be ephemeral. I see other teams that when you arrive at their field there is always a great response. I am excited and proud to have this fan base, but we have to feed it together. If we get into club conflicts… there is no such thing here, this is the Spanish team,” he expressed about the support of the fans in these last games in the Nations League.
Finally, he talked about Álex Baena’s free-kick goal which made it 3-0. “We have very good specialists, Grimaldo and Morata also shoot fouls very well. We work on everything, and within that are the fouls. Baena had just scored a foul in the final of the Olympic Games, and when we saw the foul we said ‘ goal’. He was very confident and playing a great game,” concluded De la Fuente.