Spanish national coach Luis Enrique clashed with national media on Tuesday evening. The coach was asked critical questions about his selection policy and was clearly not pleased. La Roja takes on the reigning European champions Italy in the semi-finals of the Nations League on Wednesday.
“I don’t read you because I think I know more about football than most and because I have more information than you,” Luis Enrique reacted irritated at the press conference leading up to the Nations League game. can read that might interest me.” The national coach was then asked what he thinks of the criticism of certain choices. “I don’t have an opinion about this, because I don’t get it. My selection policy is no different. I trust what I do.”
Due to injuries to Álvaro Morata and Gerard Moreno, Luis Enrique is thin in the center strikers. However, it was no reason for the national coach to call up, for example, Rafa Mir (Seville) or Iago Aspas (RC Celta), which also led to the necessary criticism. “I am sure that I have always selected six or seven strikers, regardless of whether they are multifunctional. I am a coach who is characterized by playing attacking football. Even without a real center striker we can achieve our goal.”
Spain was eliminated by Italy in the semi-finals of the European Championship last summer via penalties and will have the chance to take revenge on Wednesday evening. Remarkably enough, Luis Enrique has again not selected any Real Madrid players during the coming international match, just like in the last final tournament. Eric Garcia, who has not yet had a great start at Barcelona, did receive a call-up. “I think he’s doing a good job,” Luis Enrique said. “You’ve only played for a big club when you’ve been criticized or written off in the press.” Spain will kick off against Italy in San Siro on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The other semi-final of the Nations League between Belgium and France is scheduled a day later.
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