Monday, November 18, 2024, 11:37 p.m.
Perfect epilogue to a year to remember in the history of La Roja, the second with Luis de la Fuente on the bench of the Spanish team. The Rioja native closed the unforgettable 2024 of the fourth European Championship with a victory against Switzerland and good feelings for the deserving players, who once again assumed the baton of the heavyweights with a good note.
«There is a lot of competition and that makes very good footballers get even more. “We are privileged to have this group of footballers,” recalled the coach from Rioja after adding to his spectacular figures in office supported by a notable ‘B unit’, which he fulfilled once he achieved the goal of first place in the group against Denmark in Copenhagen.
«We are very happy. Football is like that, we know the high level and equality there is. “Everything costs a lot and that is why we have to give courage to achieving so many victories,” he then recalled, highlighting the merit of what has been achieved despite living in victory in recent times. “There is no predilection,” he concluded regarding his team’s possible rival in the quarterfinal round, which will emerge from a draw that could bring in old acquaintances such as Italy, Croatia or the Netherlands.
Thus, the last selection window of the year closes with two victories, up to four debuts, that of Marc Casadó in Denmark and those of Aitor Paredes, Samu Omorodion and Pablo Barrios in Tenerife, and finally two unexpected protagonists such as the Bryans, Gil and Zaragoza , authors of the goals that defeated Switzerland. “A dream and a day to remember for a lifetime” for Paredes y Barrios; “the happiest day” for Samu.
