De la Fuente: “This is a group that will require us to apply ourselves in the best conditions”

Luis de la Fuente, Spanish coach, this Saturday reviewed the draw held at Hamburg where luck has brought a very difficult schedule for La Roja at the start of next year’s Euro Cup: the ‘group of death’.

The Spanish team meets its rivals in the group stage of Euro 2024, which will be played between June 14 and July 14 in Germany. La Roja will face Croatia, Italy and Albania in the group stage of the Euro, included in Group B of the competition.

The team will make its Euro debut against Croatia, in a match to be held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on Saturday, June 15, according to the draw held. The group of Luis de la Fuente will face Italy in its second match on Thursday, June 20 at Gelsenkirchen and will close the group stage against Albania, in Dusseldorfon Monday the 24th.

Luis de la Fuentewho was asked by the group of death that was his fate, acknowledged the difficulty of the rivals, warning that his team will have to work hard to overcome the group stage.

“If it is not the most difficult group, it is one of the most difficult. I will not say cliché when we see that all the teams are complicated, but it is clear that this is a group that will require us to apply. ourselves in the best conditions and always give a “better, better image,” explains the coach.

By reminding him of the importance and danger of the rivals the Reds face, the coach did not hesitate to praise his first opponents in the upcoming Euro Cup.

“Ialia is European champion, Croatia has always reached the advanced stages and although they are not both at their best, they are two historic ones. And we must not forget Albania, first in their group. No team wants to face Italy. It’s a great team. team and came very well directed. And Croatia is a team we know very well from the Nations final, which has had fantastic results and has great players,” he explained. From Source when checking their rivals in the group stage.

From the origin He also assured that with seven months to go before the competition, his team is in a growth phase as a whole. “We are going to the Eurocup with great confidence and clear progress. We are in good shape but we still have a long way to go. We must think about Croatia, but the main thing at this time is to keep growing and showing great. potential we have. We know we are among the best in the world”.

When reviewing the final call for the Euro Cup, De la Fuente warned of possible changes until the last moment. He did not rule out surprises due to the possibility of more casualties in the form of injuries.

“There will certainly be news and last-minute additions. That’s obvious Gavi’s wound hurts us because he is an important footballer, but we have seven months of competition ahead of us and many circumstances can arise. In any case, if there are more incidents we can be sure because other players with great talent will also come; “We can rest assured because there is a lot of quality.”

Albert Luque, sports director of the national team, also appreciated the group that brought good luck to Pula. “We need a lot of concentration. If there is any doubt, we can talk about the group of death,” said the former footballer.

When making an initial assessment of La Roja’s rivals, Luque remembered “Croatia gives us joy because we remember the Nations final. It will be a very difficult match, which will be decided by details and 50-50,” he explained. “Italy is the current champion. If we are not fully committed from the beginning, we might not progress,” he warned.

Luque admitted that if he was a player “I prefer these rivals (very tough), but as sports director I want to start in a more progressive way, with more affordable rivals and then tougher, because of everything suffered in the box . Because I have been in this position all “They have been joys and this group deserves to go far; I have a lot of trust in them,” he stated.