The Spanish men’s soccer team faces Denmark next Friday, November 15 in a match that can seal Spain’s position as first in the group in the Nations League, something that would allow it to have, a priori, a more affordable confrontation in the quarterfinals, and something that the coach, Luis de la Fuente, wants to achieve at any cost.
In the press conference prior to the international match, the Riojan confirmed the national team’s intentions: “Tomorrow is a very important match for us. We want to be first in the group and continue with the winning dynamic. We will bring out the best team to win tomorrow. We don’t speculate, we don’t think about the day after. We want to win and seal first position“said the technician.
With a victory against Denmark, La Roja would have mathematically qualified as first in the group, but Luis de la Fuente does not contemplate taking his foot off the accelerator despite having experienced a historic 2024: “Our idea is to finish the year winning every game and, next year, continue improving. The Nations League, qualifying for the World Cup… you can always improve,” he noted.
If Spain reaches the final, the LaLiga players will have less than a week between the end of the domestic competition and the final phase of the Nations League: “Our dynamics and the idea are clear, it is simply to see the state physicality of the players. As long as there is a season, we will have to play the games that have to be played. We knew what the schedule was at the beginning of the season“commented the coach.
The big doubts of the concentration, Morata and Fabián Ruiz, could have minutes during this window of matches: “They are fine. Álvaro has already trained almost normally, we continue with the protocol of blows to the head. Fabián has had a gastric problem, but I hope that tomorrow he will be ready for the call“said the technician.
Given the loss of Pau Torres, Luis de la Fuente trusted Pau Cubarsí, and did not hesitate to call him: “It was the first alternative we had. He had that blow but, when we saw him on Sunday against Real, we saw that he was prepared to come here,” he stressed.
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