Luis de la Fuente, Spanish coach, responded harshly to the fans of the Spanish team who whistled at captain Álvaro Morata at the Santiago Bernabéu during Spain-Brazil, and admitted that he felt “embarrassed.”
“It hurts my soul that in my country they whistle at a national team player and the captain, who is a reference, an example. I feel ashamed of those whistles,” he said at a press conference.
“It has been a minority that other times insults someone or gives the grade. The rest of the stadium has had a fantastic behavior, but as a Spaniard I feel ashamed when someone whistles at a player who defends the colors of our country although the majority has supported Spain,” he added.
De la Fuente asked that when the national team plays, the fans forget about their clubs and support all the players.
“We should do an exercise in self-criticism, in support of the national team. Where we go we are received fantastically but there can always be some clumsy who screws up. It should be our job to educate people and that here we have to leave the colors of the clubs to them. part. It is everyone’s job, this is the Spanish team and the players represent Spain. We must push to educate that minority,” he said.