Luis de la Fuente was unveiled as the brand new Spain supervisor on Monday after taking on from Luis Enrique following La Roja’s disappointing World Cup marketing campaign.
The brand new boss spoke about a number of Barcelona gamers and whether or not he’d be seeking to change the crew’s strategy after taking on the hotseat.
Listed below are one of the best bits:
On Sergio Busquets
We are going to attempt to be devoted to our thought and be higher than our rivals. I prefer to dominate the sport, have good gamers who remedy particular person conditions, run via transitions… I hope to have the chance to do this for a very long time. I might be glad if Busquets needs to proceed, he nonetheless has loads to offer to Spanish soccer.
On Gavi
We’re fortunate that there are gamers like Gavi who soar boundaries. He has a lot potential that he has developed at spectacular pace. He’s an essential footballer that I’m going to be fortunate sufficient to educate now.
On Eric Garcia
I feel he’s a implausible footballer who matches completely into our mannequin. Maybe, in some unspecified time in the future, he was put beneath an excessive amount of stress, however he’s a footballer who, with peace of thoughts and maturity, will carry out at a a lot larger degree.
On Pablo Torre
Pablo is a type of gamers who has expertise. We don’t query the minutes that footballers have with their golf equipment, however reasonably we attempt to give gamers an opportunity.
On altering Spain’s model
There’s a mannequin, an thought, which is non-negotiable, however to which nuances have to be included to counterpoint it. We are going to attempt to develop and proceed to enhance. Soccer is continually altering and we are going to attempt to cowl our wants. A very powerful factor is being open to all the things.
On Luis Enrique
We’ve exchanged messages for the reason that World Cup ended. He congratulated me. We’ve an excellent relationship. A brand new chapter begins and all eligible gamers have the identical alternative. To any extent further, we are going to start to tackle board data and make selections. We’ve an thought fashioned, however the doorways of the nationwide crew are open to everybody.
Spain will return to motion in 2023 in March after they kick off their Euro 2024 qualifying marketing campaign towards Erling Haaland’s Norway.