Spain’s Nations League victory might get the nation again on a profitable streak, head coach Luis de la Fuente stated after securing the nation’s first worldwide trophy in over a decade via a hard-fought win on penalties towards Croatia.
“These players are used to winning,” De la Fuente advised reporters early on Monday.
“They have won so much coming through the ranks and this can continue, I think this competitive streak is back and we can look forward to winning more.”
Spain’s first trophy since Euro 2012 supplied a fine addition to De la Fuente himself as effectively, as he had come underneath strain after dropping his second match in cost 2-0 towards Scotland in a Euro 2024 qualifier in March.
That shock defeat adopted a disappointing Qatar World Cup underneath the earlier coach Luis Enrique wherein the 2010 world champions have been defeated by Morocco within the spherical of 16.
“I know this generation of players very well and I knew they wouldn’t let me down,” De La Fuente stated.
“We’ve been very relaxed throughout this week and enjoyed our training sessions.”
The coach stated this work had paid off in the course of the tense goalless draw on the Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam, wherein each side squandered a spread of possibilities on the win.
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“I told them to stay calm because they had done a brilliant job. We would have deserved to win the game earlier, but this makes the win even more epic,” De la Fuente stated.
“I would have been happy even if we hadn’t won tonight, but winning adds the gloss and of course makes everyone happier.”
