Luis Enrique has risked a lot with a list of believers in which too many players are out of shape
Rivers of ink have flowed over Luis Enrique and his list, as the old saying goes. And no one expected otherwise. Every football fan has their own and discussing them is still typical entertainment in the days leading up to the World Cup. In the case of Spain, the coach has also made a list that is so personal that it inevitably contains a point of provocation, logical with a challenging personality like that of the Asturian coach. This is something we all took for granted. Luis Enrique never hides. It is a rooster that always moves forward. To the point that he has had no qualms about recognizing that what the footballers do on their teams earns him little less than a few compared to the performance they offer him in the national team.
This question is of enormous importance. From that, in fact, the World Cup list is perfectly explained. It is clear that the coach wants to build a team based not only on a style of play, but also on the extreme commitment of all internationals, which is reflected in a blind loyalty towards him. The memory of Javier Clemente, of course, immediately comes to mind. In fact, this parallelism is on everyone’s lips these days. “I never abandon someone who is loyal to me”, would be Luis Enrique’s motto, which could be written on the door of his office in Las Rozas or even on the doormat in his house.
It is therefore completely logical that the coach has surrounded himself with his faithful for the great adventure in Qatar. Did anyone doubt that he was going to do it, that Luis Enrique is very clear that he is the star of the team? I am afraid not. I don’t think the question is that one. The question, a few days after the ball starts rolling in Qatar, is whether the Spaniard has overstepped the mark with his personalism, whether personal itch and an almost sick penchant for challenge have led him to take excessive sporting risks. redundant.
I’m not saying this just thinking about the identity of the 26 elected and some notable absences, two or three of which are really hard to justify unless it’s accepted as justification that the coach can do whatever comes out of the bow. I’m not even saying it because of two amazing quirks of La Roja: Spain, for example, is the only team going to the World Cup with just one specific striker (Morata) and without a single central defender. , that is, hard and solid, impeccable on top, with many years in the army and a high rank, something truly paradoxical in a team that suffers from excessive softness at the back.
The truth is that you have to rotate a lot not to include these profiles – the second 9 and at least one central defender with spurs – in a list of 26. Still, the exaggerated and unnecessary risks to which I refer are not these, but the suspicious form of a considerable number of internationals. Everyone knows that Koke and Marcos Llorente, for example, are not there to get excited about, starting with the Atlético fans. And that Soler is also a regular substitute at PSG. But the worst is on the attack front. Except for Morata and Nico Williams, who is still a rookie, the rest of those who have been called up or played very little due to other circumstances (Asensio, 7% of possible minutes as starting player; Ansu Fati, 21%, and Sarabia, 20%), or they returned two days ago to play as starters after an injury (Dani Olmo), or they offer a clearly improving level (Yeremy Pino and Ferrán, who has also been a substitute for more minutes than a starter) .
Football is unpredictable and no one disputes that one of these players, all of proven quality, can take the field and suddenly collect the cue and crown themselves with a great performance. But the reality is that they are not in shape and in a World Cup as rushed as this one, without the possibility of a long preparation, there will be no time. None of those mentioned will arrive well sharpened at a tournament that requires suitable players for immediate intervention. So how can we not think of absences like those of Iñigo Martínez, Borja Iglesias, Canales, Brais Méndez or Mikel Merino? And how can we not think that maybe Luis Enrique is too excited to be on the wire?
Source: La Verdad
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