The Espáña coach explained why he took Lamine Yamal: “It's a …”

The Red lost by penalties against the selected of Cristiano Ronaldo after drawing 2-2 in the UEFA final Nations League and coach Luis de la Fuente gave the reasons for the youth departure.

The coach of Spain, Luis de la Fuenteexplained that the Lamine Yamal Juvenile Exit against Portugal In the UEFA Final Nations League ten minutes from the first supplementary time he was because he was tired and clarified: “It's another player”.

In the press conference after the defeat of his selected 5-3 on the penalties, the DT referred to the young star who shines in Barcelona: “It has been a very hard year, he is 17 years old and you have to also dose when appropriate. It is one more like all the components of this fantastic selection that we have and today was the time, we have understood, to replace him to enter another player to contribute a little more energy“.

In turn, the 63 -year -old technician continued with his explanation: “We wanted to give the game a little more energy. Both Yeremy's entry (Pino) -Who got by Yamal- Like Álex Baena's contributed that energy, that game controlthat we also needed, and arrival and stuck. We were looking for that, simply reactivate a little in general, especially in the bands “.

Despite the definition of not allowing him to finish the meeting to the 17 -year -old, his technical director acknowledged that he must keep the Golden Ball this year: “I have no doubt, it comes from being European champion with the National Team, finalist of the Nations League, has won the League and the Cup with its club, has a fantastic talent“.

Finally, from the source he remarked that despite the pain for defeat in the final, the team must already be mentalized in the 2026 World Cup: “You have to value these players, it is a pride to be able to address and work with them. From now on thinking about the next competition; we will go far.”

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