Luis Enrique had no praise for Marco Asensio, starter and scorer with La Roja in the brutal victory over Costa Rica, in contrast to the Spaniard’s erratic run at Real Madrid at the start of the season.
‘Lucho’ referred to the Madrid striker, who on January 1 can negotiate with any club as he has not yet renewed with the white club, as “a world top”.
“Every time he comes with us he shows the desire that everyone has, but also his precision and individual quality without any doubt. Marco is a ‘top’ in the world. We qualified in he has the things we want him to improve on and he’s done. When he plays as a ‘9’, the pressure starts and that takes effort and a lot of responsibility. Our six forwards hit well, they give us guarantees . Marco is a guarantee and has reached a happy state in the World Cup”, assured the coach on his twitch channel where he interacted with fans this Thursday.
Luis Enrique was also asked about Azulgrana Pedri who will turn 20 this Friday. There will be a celebration. “We’re getting older. When there’s a birthday, they usually bring out a cake and talk about them and little else. We have to start thinking about having a tribute game for them,” the coach joked.
Already in a more serious tone, he referred to the number of penalties called in relation to several games played so far in Qatar. It is seen that it is very easy to impose the maximum punishment: “It is seen that this characteristic happens very easily. We must be careful about seizure and possible actions within the area”, he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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