The Sub-21 looks for another goleada like closure
MADRID, 6 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish Under-21 team will put this Tuesday at the Álvarez Claro Municipal Stadium in Melilla (8:00 p.m.) the end of their qualifying phase for the 2023 European Championship in Georgia and Romania with a duel against Malta, where they hope to sign a new rout
Last Friday, despite having nothing at stake and already being with the internationals at the end of a demanding season, the national team overwhelmed Northern Ireland away from home, thrashing them 0-6 in a true offensive gale that He hopes to repeat in front of his fans.
Luis de la Fuente’s team showed their commitment and will now want to leave a good image at home against a rival that has just lost 1-3 to Slovakia, although they competed well as shown by the 1-2 and 1-3 wins 90, and that in the visit of the ‘Rojita’ could not put up too much resistance (0-5).
The La Rioja coach will have to decide if the eleven he had in the last game moves a lot or if he continues to rely on the same base, especially at the top where Abel Ruiz, Bryan Gil and Rodrigo Riquelme shone against the Northern Irish, facing continue to shore up the team for next year’s tournament.
“We want to achieve full victories, we believe that it is a beautiful opportunity to be able to close the qualifying phase by adding eight out of eight and the fans, the people who are working with us and our work also deserve it,” warned De la Fuente in statements to the official media of the selection.
The coach recalled that the internationals are “solvent players and that with confidence they never fail”. “All of these ingredients are enough opportunities for them to put on a good performance and have a proper farewell,” he said.
Regarding Malta, he pointed out that it is a “very hard-working” team and that it will “greatly motivate” them to play against Spain. “He has good concepts, he’s progressing a lot and I’m sure he’s going to make our work very difficult. We’re going to think about our line of work and not change anything, we know it’s a very important game for us regardless of their classification”, De the fountain.
“Spain will be a very tough rival, they are first in the group and have already qualified for the final phase of the European Championship. In their last match they scored six goals against Northern Ireland away from home, so we are fully aware of the strength of our rival”, admitted for his part Gilbert Agius, coach of Malta, who will have Aleandro Garzia and Andreas Vella absent.
DATASHEET.
–POSSIBLE ALIGNMENTS.
SPAIN: Tenas, Manu Sánchez, Frances, Pacheco, Miranda; Rodri, Victor, Robert Navarro; Riquelme, Abel Ruiz, and Bryan Gil.
MALTA: Sylla; Zammit Lonardelli, Bradshaw, Gauci; Mohnani, Grima, Attard, Debattista; Veselji, Zammit and Dimech.
–ARBITRO: Juri Fricher (EST).
–STADIUM: Municipal Álvarez Claro de Melilla.