De la Fuente already knew what was waiting for him

Some connoisseurs, who do not know, in this regard were heard last Tuesday to appreciate the match played by Scotland against Spain. No merit, it seems, in the 2-0 scoreline for Steve Clarke’s charges. Everything is demerit of De la Fuente and him. One thing, it is true, there is in it.

Jagoba Arrasate, the Osasuna coach, was among the first to publicly appreciate the good work of the Scots. Among the critics, despite the virtues of the rivalry, there are many who continue without accepting that Luis Enrique is history and others that the future of La Roja depends only on the early representation of players from Real Madrid or Barça .

One of the problems of the Spanish team today, seeing what was seen in Scotland, is that there are no starting players for the Barça team. For the former technician, the opposite happened. The sticks come from the absence of white figures.

What is surprising about the case is that many of these critical voices do not seem to realize that there are already some local official competition matches where the merengue or the eleven blaugrana do not have football players who are likely to aligned with the Spanish team.

From Saez to Clemente

Good Iñaki Sáez and Javi Clemente know firsthand the media pressure that comes with being Spain’s coach. Criticisms sometimes go beyond what happens at the grassroots level. Everything starts before the list is announced.

The role of the rival is also often its lowest. There is the example of Sáez in the 2004 Euro Cup. The Spanish team was placed in the same group as Denmark and the host Portugal, finalists of that tournament, and was eliminated with the same points as the Danes, champions of both. Clemente’s was another battle, especially after Míchel was given away. De la Fuente, to begin with, does not yet have Sergio Ramos. History can repeat itself.