De la Fuente: “It was a very clear penalty”

Lewis
from
the
Fountain, the Spanish Under-21 coach, positioned himself on the controversy of the European semi-final match against Portugal, in which no penalty was awarded on Brahim
Diaz, ensuring that it was “very clear” and regretted that there was no video referee system (VAR) in this tournament and there was in the one two years ago.

“It was a very clear penalty,” he began From
the
Fountain. “Everything that helps prevent these situations from occurring, of course I am in favor. I am a fervent supporter of VAR. It is curious that two years ago there was VAR and this year there was not. It is not that I am justifying something, but this shows that it helps a lot more than it can harm ”, he reflected.

A Lewis
from
the
Fountain who wanted to praise the work of his players despite the defeat: “I have congratulated them and told them that I am proud of their work and the work we have been doing together. And that it has been a pride to live with them and direct them. They have grown a lot and the future of Spanish football is guaranteed ”, he commented.

I feel proud

In addition, he highlighted the fact that the fact of having lost in the semifinals is treated almost as a disappointment: “It's good because you never have to get used to winning. You never have to stop trying to win and that ambition and that desire to try to improve is fine; This is how growth occurs. Of course, we must assess what we achieve regardless of the result, “he said.

Spain fell defeated in front of Portugal by an own goal in the 80th minute despite having led the match: “We have generated enough to have generated us ahead on the scoreboard, but when you do not have that success we obviously know that they are matches so evenly that these small details tip the balance. It is not about playing better or worse, it is about mastering the thousand details “, he analyzed.

“Jorge was not at fault for anything”

That goal came in an action in which Jorge
Basin He tried to clear a center: “Clothed is safe. This group is very close and is almost a family. Jorge has not been at fault for anything, he has gone to perform a soccer action and a strange rebound has come out, “he commented.

A Lewis
from
the
Fountain that when he lands back in Madrid he will begin to focus exclusively on the Games
Olympics from Tokyo in which he will lead the team that debuts on July 22.

“We are going to finish this concentration accordingly, alongside my players. Out of respect for their work and honesty, I will be with them until the last second. When that phase is over, we will be working on the Olympic Games and I will focus on it, as I always told you I would when this great event finished, ”he explained.