World Cup Chronicles:
If Pep Guardiola deserves such treatment from the media, and if his story begins at Barcelona, then it is worth remembering that his Champions League title in 2009 came against Chelsea in a match that many still consider one of the biggest visible robberies in football history. If that helped make Guardiola and Barcelona champions, then Mr De la Fuente should be considered among the very best, but for good and right reasons.
For reasons of football psychology, for implementing a smart football style and ways that suit his team. His players’ young age and wide play may dominate Europe once more, and Spain now might be a generation capable of winning the World Cup.
But this man really deserves it, he is good, modest, smart, has a great understanding of football, and is a great authority and did not steal anything from anybody like Pep Guardiola did for his first Champions League.
He is a man who first understood football greatness and is very great at communicating with his players in Spain. He does not speak about his system to anyone like Guardiola does. His playing style has made Spain the favourites, and yet he is not talking to the press to fulfil his ego.
He is smart, analytical, and his football is way smarter and more modest than Pep Guardiola’s way, in which he spends 60 or 70 million on central defenders in the way he needs central defenders who are better and better with the ball at their feet.
De La Fuente really is one of the greatest coaches in tournament football. After winning Euro 2024, he has continued to produce fantastic football and has clearly separated himself from both Real Madrid and Barcelona influences.
De la Fuente is a coach with great tactical knowledge who loves possession football. His team plays attractive football with the ball, and the movements of his players are fantastic.
He is not dependent on the Real Madrid lobby at all. He has even publicly distanced himself from them.
Grimaldo, Porro, Laporte, even Marcos Llorente from Atlético Madrid, Fabián Ruiz, and Dani Olmo are all part of this new Spain, the winner of Euro 2024. These players are highly respected in football circles, but the most important person behind this success is De la Fuente.
Is it possible that Spain will choke and lose in the tournament?
Of course, it is possible, but we know they will not. We know for sure.
However, their system is excellent, and they are not a team that will beat itself. Spain is a team that now appears greater than many of its former versions. That is important. This squad has a very good age profile and is not playing under excessive pressure.
They are playing football that is advanced and progressive. With the ball at their feet, players such as Dani Olmo, Nico Williams, and Lamine Yamal can break down opponents with ease.
They are comfortable in possession, technically gifted, and capable of controlling matches. This is exactly the type of football we are talking about.
To explain it, imagine Spain had a manager who called up only Real Madrid and Barcelona players. What kind of circus would that be? De la Fuente is not Álvaro Arbeloa. He is an expert. He is the man who won Euro 2024.
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