Luis Enrique vindicates his leadership before the debut with Costa Rica to guide the team to play the seven games of the tournament
If Spain’s options had to be measured by the spirit of Luis Enrique, the prospects are unbeatable and the ambition is maximum. The selection is presented in the debut of the World Cup with the enthusiasm given off by the coach, irrepressible, not at all fake, which fits a lot with his personality. Rarely has a team been seen with so much energy projected from the bench, from the chair in the press room and from the seat of the streamer.
Luis Enrique has managed to shape the atmosphere around the team to the point of projecting a sensation of enthusiasm at the starting point of the competition, which will take place in the al thumama stadium at 5:00 p.m. peninsular. The challenge is to play seven games; the first three are guaranteed and the next four are won round by round, one by one.
Spain looks far away without ceasing to look closely at the debut against Costa Rica in search of a victory that, as Sergio Busquets, the opposite personality of his coach, said, would reinforce the tranquility of the group. “At the moment of truth, it won’t help anything else, because other times we have started losing and we have been world champions,” said the captain, the only footballer in the country who aspires to be a two-time world champion. The only.
Winless debuts
The peaceful message of the midfielder, cold on and off the field, brought a point of reflection to the significance of that debut. Busquets has not won in any premiere of the previous World Cups: nor in 2010 (loss to Switzerland 0-1), 2014 (against the Netherlands, 1-5) and 2018 (draw with Portugal). Spain’s last maiden win was a 4-0 defeat of Ukraine in 2006. The consequences of those results were inconclusive for the length of the final stretch.
Nor will the composition of the starting eleven be symptomatic to predict who the future heroes of the team will be. Luis Enrique is characterized by giving ball to almost all his men, and only Busquets has a guaranteed place. And, surely, Jordi Alba, after the injury to José Luis Gayà about which the coach explained when he explained that he was going to miss two or three games in the first phase.
Without a doubt
“I have no physical or tactical doubts,” announced the Asturian coach, infected by the energy and level of his players’ training sessions. “I was guided by feeling that I have”, he said, and Ansu Fati He has earned his position, displaying on a daily basis the inspiration he showed in the last friendly against Jordan, when Luis Enrique saw a fantastic striker like Oliver and Benji.
Pedri and Busquets aim to be Busquets’ squires as at Barça. The forward is the line that generates the greatest uncertainty because the main scorers were not fine before joining the team. Morata lacked success at Atlético, Ferran lacked minutes at Barça and Fati lacked physicality to regain ownership with Xavi. Dani Olmo also recently reappeared from an injury.
“We are not going to die of fear & rdquor; It is one of the recent phrases that has made a fortune for Luis Enrique. Nor shy either, given the appearance of the streamer, successful for the moment due to the casual tone with which he sits in front of the screens. The coach is managing to change his image for the benefit, above all, of the squad. He doesn’t give a damn about other people’s opinions.
the protective shield
Showing himself naturally, without filters, sometimes concave, sometimes convex that distort the image, Luis Enrique has approached the fans, separating the players from them, protecting them and releasing them from all pressure. He has become a protective shield for the national team. At the moment, from the anxiety and nerves that his boys could feel, 20 of them debutants in the World Cup; 16 of them, however, participated in the Eurocup until reaching the semifinal.
“Of course I am the leader!” he repeated vehemently a phrase that he has pronounced wherever he has been, reinforced this time with the desire to thus attract media attention to free the squad, the third youngest in the tournament.
The bump in Argentina is not a football example – yes, sports, due to the overconfidence it gives off – that can be used for Spain beyond the fact that Luis Enrique wants to accentuate the concentration of the most dispersed player he has. The case is useless due to the obvious differences between the two teams. The leader of Argentina, Leo Messi, is in the field and is neutralizable; The one from Spain sits on the bench and sends eleven soldiers ahead, with a more choral and supportive game. But the warning is issued.