Alejandro Balde and Nico Williams left the Spanish national team call-up last night due to their physical problems. Balde, the FC Barcelona defender, due to abductor discomfort and the Athletic midfielder due to a strain in his intercostal muscles. The coach has called up Villarreal player Alfonso Pedraza for Sunday’s game in Oslo against Norway.
Luis de la Fuente was happy but not exultant about the victory: “It was a match as we had planned, in which we had to suffer a lot, mature the match, against a very rocky and organized team. If we had materialized an opportunity, the meeting would have changed or would have opened earlier. But we had this plan B and we have been mature, we have known how to compete and we have achieved this victory. We keep growing “.
De la Fuente insisted a lot on this idea of ??improvement: “We continue to grow in what we started in March. We completed stages, acquired knowledge and managed to reach these heights with a solid team idea. But we can perform much better and we hope to show it on Sunday against Norway.”
The coach praised the debutants: (Zaragoza, Fran García and Sancet): “It is not difficult to get them because they are very good. If they are here it is because we are convinced that they are prepared. They need opportunities. We offer them and they do not fail,” he commented .
The Spanish players ended up visibly satisfied with the victory against Scotland: “Our greatest virtue has been patience. The best thing is that we have not conceded anything and in the end there have been spaces and we have had opportunities. Now, we have to go for everything in Norway,” said Rodri.
The Manchester City midfielder wanted to clarify his words from Glasgow, when he criticized Scotland’s type of play: “I wanted to qualify my words about Scotland. I always respect the way a team plays, if they go first it’s for a reason. Simply those things of wasting time and provoking the opponent goes against the spirit of football, but it was not against the way he played,” he said.
Debutant Bryan Zaragoza said: “It has been very special for me. When you play with so many high-level players, everything is very easy. I have worked my whole life for this. “This is a dream, but I am ready.”
Morata was happy with the result: “It is important to keep winning, not keep scoring goals. As long as we win I don’t care if I score or not. Now, to celebrate with the teammates that someone will have to sing for the debut.”
