Luis Enrique: “We have never had it easy, but we will fight, as always”

Perhaps due to superstition, Luis Enrique did not want to mention the name of Germany when he was asked before meeting his rivals about the least desired opponent in the second pot, but once Spain was paired with the ‘Mannschaft’, the national coach claimed to have “the same body as before the draw. «Being here is already a prize. This is a World Cup, what did we expect? », He asked. «Absolute tranquility. It will be a great game against Germany and any group game will be very difficult. We have never had it easy, but we, the usual: to make war against everyone and make it difficult to play against Spain, “the Asturian coach launched optimism.

«What has to give us confidence is that we are the top seed for what we have done in recent years (runners-up in the League of Nations and semi-finalists in the European Championship). There is no one higher in our group », he recalled. “Anyone can beat us, but we can beat anyone,” he acknowledged. “The precedent against Germany (6-0 in La Cartuja) is exemplary to give us confidence, but I don’t know much about the rest, to say almost nothing,” revealed who promised that La Roja “will not change the way they play.” “It will be very difficult to compete against us,” he guaranteed.

“We are Spain, a power, seventh in the world ranking,” proclaimed Luis Enrique proudly, who prefers “not to speculate at the moment regarding rivals.” “We don’t know how the teams can get to the World Cup,” acknowledged who insists on “living in the present”, so he will now focus on the League of Nations in June. «I will analyze the rivals calmly. There are still many months left for the World Cup », he settled. “We’ll get there knowing everything about whatever team it is,” he promised.

Luis Enrique said that he lived through the draw for the Qatar World Cup “very calm and very comfortable” and also revealed that he “always” felt “very loved by the fans”. “You can’t be liked by everyone, but the best thing is to be yourself and try to be a good person,” he commented before saying goodbye to the journalists, without clarifying what his future will be after the World Cup. “When the World Cup is over we will sit down and talk about the renewal,” settled the Federation’s sports director, José Francisco Molina.