De la Fuente: “With 10 players we played a perfect match”

Luis de la Fuente did not hide his pride and satisfaction for the match played by his students against Switzerland, a rivalry that has been uphill to the expulsion of Le Normand, but the Reds finished victorious despite playing more minutes than the number.

“Our game was very complete.. Peter He was playing a great game, but we understood that in order to have the options that we had, we had to make that change. We felt very strong. With 10 players we played the perfect match, we defended very well“We had a good goalkeeper,” said the coach when asked about the changes.

He did not hesitate to make sure that this team “has a lot of self-esteem within humility, because what they are doing is historic.” And he didn’t hold back praise for his players and the self-esteem exercise they took. “We feel that we are doing something important for a country, that people feel recognized by this group of players. They grow from humility and sacrifice. “I’m proud of this group of players who never cease to amaze me,” he said.

There was words for Lamine Yamal and his great work. “He is phenomenal, tired and exhausted… but normal. As the game progresses, we believe that what we need is the contribution of Ferran” He explained his change.

De la Fuente also praised Fabiánthe best in the fight. “For me Fabián is, if not the best, one of the best players in the world in his position. “It doesn’t surprise me,” said the coach, who was just as well happy for Joselu and his great appearance. “I am very happy for everyone, especially for Joselu because he deserves it. He has played the best game since he has been with us, he did everything we asked of him, both when we were 11 and when we were left with 10.”

And he insisted on applauding his team’s resistance to playing less. “At 10 we already know how to interpretplay the game well. Very proud of this team and every day we see that we continue to grow and there is room for improvement.