“Rodri is irreplaceable”

Luis de la Fuente, Spanish coach, this Saturday regretted the seriousness damage that the Manchester City midfielder and captain of the national team suffered, Rodri Hernandezbecause he’s a player”irreplaceable” on the playing field.

“This is for me the best player in the world in his positionas well as a great captain. It’s a big loss, but we’re lucky to have the second best player in that position, that Martin Zubimendi declared the national coach to journalists before receiving the Gold Medal from the Galician Federation, in Pontevedra.

The midfielder underwent surgery on Friday in Madrid by doctor Manuel Leyes for a serious knee injury sustained in the match against Arsenal, which will force him miss the rest of the season.

“You have to find a balance between the games to be played and the health of footballers. For the good of football, it is important for an agreement to be reached to achieve that balance,” he responded when asked about the possibility of players calling a strike due to the load of matches.

“In the Spanish Federation we are always careful and The health of football is our priority, and now we see that unfortunately a lot of damage is happening, Rodri is one of them. From here he sent him a strong arm, let’s hope he recovers soon,” he added.

Luis de Fuente described the health of Galician football, and recalled that the “base” of the under-21 team was made up of Galician players.

“The health of Galician football, its projection and its commitment to young players is enviable. He Sports “He is already on the path to recovering the category in which he should be and we celebrate it,” emphasized the Riojan coach, who did not close the door of the national team on the Celta forward. Iago Aspas

“I’m not looking at identity card, nothing above or below. Great footballers always have their doors open,” explained Luis de Fuentes, who recalled that Barça player Lamine Yamal was called when he was 16 years old: “The important thing here is to have good players .”