Friday, November 15, 2024, 11:21 p.m.
Luis de la Fuente adds and continues to lead the Spanish team. The victory against Denmark, which meant first place in the group in the League of Nations, left the Riojan satisfied, who dedicated the victory to the victims of the DANA that especially shook the Valencian Community and thanked the Danish public for the “very respectful” minute of silence before the game.
«Happy with a great result on a very hard, very difficult course. There have been very good phases of play, with positive conclusions from a very good match,” said the Haro coach. “Every day they surprise me with alternatives and new facets of the game,” he then revealed.
«It was time to catch them on a counterattack, at a time when they had to turn 0-2. In the last minutes they have beaten us, but nothing that we had not anticipated,” he explained in reference to the entry of Nico Williams and Morata twenty minutes from the end, a real luxury for any team in the world.
Despite the pleasant feeling of the goal achieved, De la Fuente is not satisfied and maintains tension among his team ahead of the duel against Switzerland in Tenerife, with nothing tangible at stake. «We always have something at stake. We have a lot of prestige, the name of Spain has a lot of weight and that implies a responsibility,” he recalled.
The only negative aspect was the injuries of Zubimendi and Baena, who had to leave the Parken field early and who could leave the Spanish concentration depending on the evaluation of their ailments. «Let’s see how they evolve. “Baena has problems with his ankle and Martín has some discomfort in his hip,” he said, still awaiting more exhaustive analyses.
