“Italy? It’s like we’re looking in a mirror.”

lHuis de la Fuente started the press conference by talking about the centre-back pairing. “I’m very happy with the players who played and those who didn’t. The four centre-backs are very good and give me absolute peace of mind.”

Praise Spalletti

“We want to win without any doubt. Game after game, and therefore the most important is the next one. Flattery will in no way weaken us. Spalletti is a great coach, and, of course, Fabian is a world star. He has potential, I’m glad his name is Fabian Ruiz and I would like him to be recognized.”

Italy and its game

“This team is a lot like ours. It contains young people whom we met under the age of 21. They are very competitive and know how to play and win. Very good team feeling and great personality. It’s like we’re looking in the mirror: “This is one of the teams I’ve faced the most. It could be the final of the European Championship or the World Championship.”

Rodrigo, fatigue and yellow

“We’re going to see how the game develops and we want to have the best tools to win it. We didn’t talk about giving him a rest. He is fine and has trained well.”

Rivals on the way to the title

“In terms of our consumption, the feelings we are left with are positive. It can be improved because competitors will demand it. We know what potential France, Germany, Italy, Portugal or England have. We must continue to work.”

Playing style

“We try to outperform opponents with different records. Our essence is control football, but football is changing towards faster transitions. We try to interpret all systems and ways of playing. We want to create a style that will help us. win.”

Possible improvement

“Calm and calm analysis gives a different, different point of view. We have room for improvement in all aspects of the game. The players are convinced of this.”

Pedri

“He’s getting better every day. Pedri needed to meet Pedri, and he does. He is convinced of this. We all admired him, and that’s how it should be.”

Switching sides

“Change comes from studying competitors. They don’t happen on a whim. I didn’t know about full-backs in the under-21 team. It was because of the details. as replacements, those who scored forty percent of the goals.”

Spalletti and his defense of Armani

“We are Spanish, we have El Pulpo, and we are ready to go down into the mud, climb onto a crane or go to the office.”