Luis de la Fuente analyzed the confrontation against Holland in the quarter-finals of League of Nations. The national coach explained that the match will be “very difficult”, because “at this stage of the competition all the rivals were very tough“. In addition, if Spain wins this draw, it will face the winner of Croatia-France in the semi-final, in this case in a single match.
The draw made this Friday saw the current European champion face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the Nations League, a tournament of which Spain is also the current champion. It’s a two-way tiewith the first meeting in the Netherlands and the second in Spain, both matches will be played in March 2025.
“Holland is a rival It’s been a while since we last faced them.“They have great players, they have just had a great European Cup, they were eliminated in the semi-final, it is going to be a very difficult match,” analyzed Luis de la Fuente, confident that a Final Four will play again. , next June.
The Spanish coach explained “emotional burden” that he will play the second match in Spain, although he hopes that during this return match he will not have to “resolve” any problems that arose during the first match in the Netherlands: “Playing at home can serve to resolve or to repair any setback you may have had in the first match. It is important to play with your fans, at home, in all environments in Spain, the fans are dedicated, there is a great relationship. between the fans and the team. good news. “We will try to do a good job in the first leg so as not to have to deal with difficult problems later.”
Regarding these months where there will be no activity in the Spanish team (until mid/end of March), Luis de la Fuente detailed that “We continue the same work of watching the matchesattentive to all the players” and that “there is a lot of time left, time passes very quickly, you must always be ready to make decisions”.
Luis de la Fuente is “excited at the idea of having a great competition” and recalled that they will fight “to keep this title, which is very important, very difficult to win”. “It would be the first time that the title would be revalidated”said the national coach.
