the nice message from Luis Enrique in tribute to his daughter – Foot11.com
A shock of fear
The least we can say is that Spain has made a perfect entry into the competition. Opposed in Costa Rica, the men of Luis Enrique prevailed on the river score of 7-0. For its part, Germany had no room for error since the defeat of Japan.
A meeting under tension. And as often in this kind of case, the draw is at the end of the tunnel. After opening the scoringAlvaro Morata following winning coaching from Luis Enrique, it was Niclas Fullkrug, also off the bench, who failed his team to return to the match. Final score 1-1. If successful against Japan and Costa Rica respectively, Spain and Germany will therefore be present in the round of 16.
The moving message of Luis Enrique
A meeting that had a very special flavor for a certain Luis Enrique. Indeed, the coach of La Roja has a very close link with this date of November 27 precisely. Far from concerning football, this sends him directly back to the memory of his daughter who was born on November 27, and died more than three years ago. At a press conference, the Spanish coach spoke for the first time about the disappearance of his daughter in front of journalists.
“I prefer to speak in Spanish for such a personal subject (the question was from a German journalist, editor’s note). It was a special day for me and my family. It’s been a while since we decided to live this naturally. Obviously, we don’t have our daughter physically, but she is there every day. We think about her a lot, we laugh and we wonder how she would have acted with each of the things that happen to us. And nothing more. Such is life. It’s not just pretty things and happiness. You also need to know how to handle such situations.“, explained Luis Enrique. A message that takes us away from football for other much more important considerations…