With no sporting objectives in sight, this Monday’s Spain-Switzerland in Santa Cruz de Tenerife has remained a test bed for the coach, Luis de la Fuenteand as a source of fundraising for people affected by DANA in Valencia. The team will take to the field wearing a t-shirt with the legend ‘We play for you’.
The Spanish team fulfilled its objective and qualified first in the group in the Nations League phase. It will be a meeting with a certain degree of relaxation as there is nothing at stake, despite the demands that De la Fuente has established regarding at the level it should offer the Spanish team. An opportunity for the usual substitutes and for the new ones.
“Samu is a specialist in running with spaces and a great finisher,” the coach commented on possible developments. He likes quick transitions. Pablo Barrios also has the possibility of making his debut and starting a journey with us.
The coach already indicated after the victory against Denmark that he would make changes to give options to those who play less and from that side it can be understood that four players could debut with the Spanish team. Mingueza, that it has not been released after three calls; Pablo Barrios, removed from the sub 21 due to the injuries of Zubimendi and Álex Baena; Samu, about whom there is great expectation; and Paredes, Athletic’s center back.
With De la Fuente they have already debuted 19 players since the Riojan coach took charge of the Spanish team in the winter of 2022, replacing Luis Enrique. The team, with him in charge, has 22 victories, three draws and two defeats (Scotland, qualifying for the Euro Cup, and Colombia, a friendly in London).
In Denmark it premiered Marc Casado, the Barcelona fan: «He is a young, sensible, mature and responsible boy, who is meeting the demands of being at Barça. It hasn’t surprised us. “What you have to do is give them opportunities.”
By finishing first in the group, La Roja made sure to play at home in the second leg of the Nations League quarterfinals, scheduled for March next year, whose rival will be known during the draw that will take place on Friday the 22nd. November.
«The Nations is as difficult as a Euro Cup“We will call this competition whatever it is called, because we can find ourselves in the quarterfinals against France, England, Germany… I don’t have any predilection,” said De la Fuente.
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