Spain sacked coach Luis Enrique after La Roja crashed out of the World Cup in Final 16.© AFP
Spain sacked coach Luis Enrique on Thursday after the 2010 champions had been dumped out of the World Cup by Morocco on the last-16 stage earlier this week. Spain hammered Costa Rica 7-0 of their opening recreation in Qatar however suffered a shock defeat by Japan that resulted in a second-place end in Group E. Spain had been robust favourites to beat Morocco within the first knockout spherical however misplaced 3-0 on penalties after the sport completed 0-0 following extra-time. Luis Enrique took over in 2018 after Spain’s disappointing Russia World Cup displaying, and led La Roja to the semi-finals of Euro 2020, the place they had been additionally overwhelmed on penalties by Italy.
“Each the president, Luis Rubiales, and the sporting director, Jose Francisco Molina, have informed the coach their choice,” the Spanish FA stated in a press release. The federation stated they wished to thank Luis Enrique and his workers for his or her work, however had determined to start out a “new mission”.
“The sporting course of the RFEF has given the president a report, wherein it was decided {that a} new mission ought to begin for the nationwide workforce, with the target of constant the expansion achieved in the previous couple of years because of Luis Enrique and his colleagues,” added the RFEF.
“We dominated the sport however we lacked a objective,” lamented Luis Enrique after the sport.
“We may have been more practical within the closing third, however I’m greater than happy with what my gamers did.
“They represented completely what my concept of soccer is.”
Spain final lifted a serious trophy a decade in the past at Euro 2012, whereas they haven’t received a single knockout recreation on the World Cup since triumphing in South Africa in 2010.
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