The Spanish coach, Luis de la Fuente, said on the eve of the League of Nations on Sunday against Portugal which is also psychologically prepared for a possible defeat, now or when it occurs.
“I am ready to when the defeat arrives. When we win a lot, he is always closer to lose. Nothing is eternal, neither defeat nor victory. As we do not know when this defeat is, we will continue with illusion,” he promised by his press conference on Saturday at the Allianz Arena Stadium.
The red coach took the reins of the team at the beginning of 2023, after the departure of Luis Enrique for the elimination against Morocco in the round of 16 of the Catar World Cup, and since then, he has lost only two games, one in March 2023 against Scotland in the classification phase against the Eurocopa-2024 and another in front of Colombia, in a friend in March 2024.
“We are not playing to think about breaking records, only one game per game. I am ready for that because I am also ready to succeed. Sometimes, it is more difficult to know how to win than to know how to lose,” he said in reference to the 19 games followed than his selection carries without losing.
Regarding the moments preceding a new final, the Fuente revealed how shocking it is to see Lamine Yamal so calm despite his 17 years.
“You would be surprised if I tell you that what he transmits is calm and tranquility. These are such special people. Another person would live it with maximum stress, he lives it very quietly because he dominates these situations,” he told journalists.
“He is a very young boy, with an inappropriate maturity of his age. He is more mature than people of his age and lives it with great normality. The important thing is to accompany him because he will spend less good moments. I hope this competition will end with very good times,” he wanted.
In the previous one, the duel between Lamine Yamal (17) and Cristiano Ronaldo (40) generates media and the attention of the source also praised the Portuguese star.
“It is a legend and an example of the values that I like, sacrifice and work. This is an example for young people. We are faced with a very potential selection, led by a player who marked an era and who left an indelible heritage,” he said.
“I am delivered and admired on the figure of Cristiano. An example to follow in everything. I love the idea of life. The selection of Portugal has great international experience in all their players. They have exceptional players, but knowing that Roberto Martínez is sure that what prevailed in Portugal is the feeling of a team,” he also said to praise the work of his Seleçao counterpart.
The source insisted on the difficulty “of the League of Nations for the high level of competitors and the various questions of journalists on the question of whether Spain is currently the favorite of the title of the World Cup-2026.
“There are objective data, which mark this trend is very good and there is very good regularity. We will remain convinced that the work line is correct. But there is a lot left for the World Cup, the next challenge will be the classification matches for the World Cup,” recalls Rioja coach.
In them, in September, Spain will face a group against Türkiye, Georgia and Bulgaria.
