″I saw the game against Portugal. No one would stay if they reached the final″
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Luis Enrique recalls Spain’s elimination from the World Cup, at the feet of Morocco.
Luis Enrique left the technical command of the Spanish national team after their elimination in the round of 16 of the World Cup, at the feet of the Moroccan team, who defeated (1-0) Portugal in the next phase. In a conversation with Ibai Llanos, on Twitch, the coach recalled the duel with the African formation and admitted that, if he went back, he would change a name in the squad.
“Penalties against Morocco? “Nerves, I did as I did at the European Championship. I sat on the bench and looked at the marker. I knew from the guests’ celebrations whether or not there was a goal. I live it naturally. You have to accept the result. It’s a good learning experience for kids. Some people don’t know how to win and some people don’t know how to lose. We’ve shown we know how to do both,” she said.
Luis Enrique followed Morocco’s meeting with Portugal afterwards. “Their performance is above the FIFA ranking. I saw the game against Portugal. It’s time to defend and nobody would be satisfied if they reached the final. They played a very defensive game against us and didn’t participate in the championship. It’s open”, he stressed. .
Recognizing that he would not like to see a France-Croatia in the final, in order not to repeat the decisive game of 2018, in Russia, Luis Enrique admits that he would change a player in the squad for Qatar. “I would make a change. I would remove one and call another. I won’t say who, but it wouldn’t have changed the result”, he concluded.