Luis de la Fuente: "Now we will fight to be at the top"
"We deserve it. The team has grown a lot and is a team for the future." With these words of satisfaction and pride for his players, Luis de la Fuente summarized the joy experienced by all of Spanish football thanks to the success achieved this Sunday by the national team in Oslo.
Spain achieved a brilliant victory and qualification against Norway in a match that, for the manager from La Rioja, was "one of the most complete matches we've played, with a lot of maturity. I felt calm and confident because I saw the team very secure and controlling the pace of the match."
🗣️ Luis de la Fuente, seleccionador nacional: "Estamos felices y muy contentos porque creo que el equipo ha crecido mucho y tiene mucho futuro".
— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) October 15, 2023
➡️ "La fiesta del vestuario te la puedes imaginar".
➡️ "Hemos trabajado para llegar a este momento".#VamosEspaña | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/aOxJtxDlOc
"The whole team has been exceptional in the defensive aspect, and we have reliable central defenders for the future," De la Fuente continued, who did not want to "single out anyone in particular for what has been achieved. It's our responsibility and obligation. Football puts you up one day and down the next, and you have to find the balance."
🗣️ Luis de la Fuente: "Siempre digo que el aprendizaje es constante. Se aprende tanto de lo bueno como de lo malo".
— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) October 15, 2023
➡️ "Tenemos margen de mejoría porque las exigencias y los retos son cada día mayores".#VamosEspaña | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/WIUbEEl4w9
Looking ahead to what's to come, the manager points out, "we always look forward, and we have a very good foundation for the present and the future. Competitions lift you up and bring you down. We'll see at what level we are when the Eurocopa comes. I am tremendously optimistic, and we will fight to be at the top. There is room for improvement, and the challenges and demands are growing."
🗣️ Luis de la Fuente: "Conozco el fútbol español y a los jugadores que pueden adaptarse en el juego y en la convivencia".
— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) October 15, 2023
➡️ "Seguiremos confiando en esos futbolistas, que son muchos. Es un motivo de alegría tener tanto donde elegir".#VamosEspaña | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/n0Rt89T7gR
A great supporter of the national players, the one from Haro had words of praise for Gavi, the scorer of the matches’ goal, and left a final reflection on the meaning of the feat achieved in Oslo: "All of this is very good for Spanish football because it arouses excitement and joy," he commented with a touch of emotion in his words.