De la Fuente: “It was a difficult fight, won with a straight egg”

The selector Luis de la Fuente was very pleased of victory over Denmark, which secured first place in the group in the Nations League. He highlighted the good performance despite the absences in a difficult scenario and acknowledged that his team managed to finish the rivalry but ended up struggling.

“We won on a very difficult field, against an opponent who marked the man across the field. “It was a hard-fought match, won with a hard-fought win,” said the La Roja coach.

“This is good news, we are happy, we have a pool of fantastic footballers. We have two, three, four players in each position who are solvent, and that gives us satisfaction and joy. The team responded in many difficult situations,” said De la Fuente.

The Spanish coach wants to influence the pressure of the Danes and of Parken stadium atmosphere (“a cauldron”) to highlight his team’s success.

“We could have reigned with 0-3. But we had to get used to suffering,” said De la Fuente, admitting that there was a lack of “a bit of finesse at times to maintain control”, of a match that had been complicated in the final minutes following Isaksen’s goal.

De la Fuente appeared cautious about whether Baena and Zubimendi They will be able to play on Monday against Switzerland in Tenerife, although they have deactivated the alarms, because their physical problems are not “important.”

From Oyarzabal, authorized After receiving a yellow card, he said he would talk to him and if he wanted to return to his team, Real Sociedad, he would have permission to do so.

“Monday is a game that allows us to refresh the team, but we want to continue competing to win,” he stated.

The coach wanted to dedicate the victory to the victims of DANA and thanked the Danish fans for their respectful behavior during the minute of silence at the start of the match.