Only two days of the painful elimination in front of Marruec had passedWhen the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced a radical helm change at the head of the jewel of the crown, the Spanish team. Of the strident Luis Enrique passed to a moderate, winner in the house, such as Luis de la Fuente.
On December 8, 2022 a project began that could not have left better. Luis Rubiales followed the advice of the sports director, Albert Luque, to ascend to the Sub'21 technician. A coach questioned since his appointment and who has had to win everything to get more than deserved prestige.
Spain has won all possible titles since its arrival. That is, the UEFA Nations League of 2023 in the Netherlands and the Eurocup of 2024 in Germany. His last success has been to classify the team for a new Final Four of the Nations League in which the title will be played with France, Germany and Portugal of opponents.
Gavi has returned to the red after his injury / RFEF
The selection will face the semifinals this Thursday against France, which he already defeated in the same round last season in the Eurocup in a match remembered for the spectacular goal of Lamine Yamal to tie the duel before Dani Olmo put the second.
Spain went through the Eurocup winning the seven games, only With an extension before the host Germany who solved Mikel Merino In the last bars with a header that has gone down in history.
Impeccable records
The source numbers are spectacular. From 31 games, he has achieved 26 victories, three draws (Netherlands, Serbia and the friendly with Brazil) and Two losses (In front of Scotland in Glasgow in its beginnings and in another friendly against Colombia).
In the comparison with Luis Enrique, winner of the Champions League with the PSG, he clearly comes out as winner. The Asturian was 44 games on the Spanish bench with a balance of 24 wins, 11 draws and 9 losses. Lucho left good feelings, but Luis Rubiales was missing, he had no choice but not to extend his contract with the painful Elimination against Morocco in the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
Improvement with Lucho
In favor of Luis Enrique, he will have helped to recover the self -esteem from Spanish football, although he did not get any title. Lucho arrived at the semifinals of the Eurocup of 2021with the KO in front of the Italian champion in the penalty shootout, or to have classified Spain for the Final Four of the 2023 in which Luis de la Fuente was already so that Jordi Alba raised the title in Rotterdam.
Luis Enrique had other virtueshow to get Spain again to have a definite style of play and, above all, A winning mentality after the convulsa stage with Julen Lopetegui, Fernando Hierro de Interim and Robert Moreno as provisional replacement of the Asturian.
He also gave young people like Gavi or Pedri, uploaded self -esteem to footballers like Morata and took the maximum performance of veterans such as Busquets or Jordi Alba. However, he was too extremist in his way of playing, while Luis de la Fuente has absorbed all kinds of nuances.
Plan b
De la Fuente has not chained possession football. The match against Morocco marked a before and after. Spain dominated the party, had possession, but it barely had depth.
Plan B has returned with the Riojan. Joselu was his weapon on many occasions, but it has also worked act with Oyarzabal as false nine. A well -armed framework with a defensive pivot, which will be Zubimendi, accompanied by another physical midfielder, Fabián or Mikel Merino, and from there the jugones grow.
Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, Dani Olmo, Pedri, Baena or Isco will be to build the taco in attack. A mixture between talent and muscle that has worked to which Luis de la Fuente cling to get the full title with the selection.
