Luis de la Fuente, new Spain coach: "If there is someone who knows the present and the future of Spanish football, it is me"

Luis de la Fuente has been presented this Monday as the new Spain coach.

He has attended the media for more than an hour and has said that he neither has nor uses social networks.

They have made him notice that Red

suffocated in possession in Qatar and they asked him if the system is non-negotiable for him.

"There is one thing that is non-negotiable, the model, which can be adapted, of course, incorporating concepts and nuances, following the evolution of football and meeting its needs," he said.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) decided on Thursday not to renew Luis Enrique's contract as coach, which expired at the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar.

His place will be occupied by the one who until now was the U-21 coach.

The RFEF justified the commitment to De La Fuente in the scarcity of offers in the market and in the internal promotion of a coach through whom most of the young players who have debuted in the senior team with his predecessor have gone through.

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The lack of experience as a professional soccer coach that raises doubts about his figure was settled with conviction by De la Fuente: “I was a professional player for 15 years, I won titles, leagues, cups, I was international in all categories except the absolute one, I have been 10 years in the federation... I have lived with 16 of the internationals who have been in the World Cup, 8 of them from the last team.

If there is someone who knows the future and the present of Spanish football, it is this man who is sitting here, with that background I present myself, ”said De la Fuente, who revealed that he does not use social networks.

"Everything I have to communicate I will do with the federation media."

As for dealing with already-formed players and stars in their teams, De la Fuente said: “I've had 25 U-19 and U-21 stars.

I know what a footballer thinks.

I like to talk to their faces, but I don't feel dizzy when talking to them, with all modesty, I've been there too”.

Regarding his game model, De la Fuente explained: “I want to be better than the rival and provide the team with other tools that are essential for growth.

I like to be dominant, that the players solve individual situations, run into space, I want a team with different registers, the footballers are so good that they will understand it.

I am a lover of young talent and I think that Spain is where there is the most”.

The new coach left the door open for players like Sergio Ramos or David de Gea and was in favor of Sergio Busquets continuing in the national team: "He still has a lot to contribute."

Finally, De la Fuente was ambitious: "The ceiling is that I think we can win championships."

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