DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Luis Enrique was changed by José Luis de la Fuente as Spain’s coach on Thursday after the nationwide workforce was eradicated within the spherical of 16 on the World Cup.The announcement comes two days after Spain misplaced to Morocco 3-0 in a penalty shootout after a scoreless attract common and additional time.The federation thanked Luis Enrique, however mentioned it was time to “begin a brand new venture” to maintain the expansion achieved by the coach lately.Different candidates who had been thought-about in addition to De la Fuente, who was Spain’s under-21 coach, included former Belgium supervisor Roberto Martínez and former Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelino García Toral.Spain acquired off to a great begin in Qatar, routing Costa Rica 7-0, however La Roja couldn’t win once more in its final three matches. It drew 1-1 with Germany and misplaced 2-1 to Japan earlier than being held by Morocco. Luis Enrique took over the nationwide workforce in 2018 to start out revamping the squad after its elimination within the spherical of 16 of the World Cup in Russia. He quickly left due to the sickness and eventual dying of his younger daughter, however returned in 2019. He helped Spain attain the final 4 of the Nations League twice, together with this season and final yr, when it misplaced the ultimate to France.He additionally led Spain to the semifinals of the European Championship final yr, shedding to Italy in a penalty shootout.Luis Enrique’s contract ended after the World Cup. The previous Barcelona participant and coach had mentioned moments after the loss to Morocco that he would take a while to relaxation earlier than beginning talks with the federation about his future. He mentioned he would have appreciated to stick with the nationwide workforce “perpetually,” however knew that it may not be doable.The 52-year-old Luis Enrique, not way back seen as probably the most uptight coaches in soccer, had opened up on the World Cup, doing streaming classes, occurring bicycle rides and speaking frankly about controversial points.The workforce’s elimination in Qatar raised extra questions on whether or not Spain ought to begin overhauling its soccer philosophy and do away with the “tiki-taka” ball-possession model that has not produced outcomes lately. Luis Enrique had mentioned he wasn’t planning to relinquish the “tiki-taka” if he remained as coach.___AP World Cup protection: https://Fifanews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Luis Enrique changed as Spain coach after World Cup exit
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