La Roja’s style is to win, potential is in the team, Josep Maria Casanovas

The debut couldn’t have been more promising. La Roja entered the EuroCup on the right foot. De la Fuente gave birth to a selection without stars, a team with more passion than class, where the spirit of sacrifice and will stand out, while physical dedication is non-negotiable to put pressure on the opponents. A decisive victory over Croatia is a good sign, but let’s not kid ourselves: it is no guarantee of anything as it was achieved against a team in obvious decline without Modric.

This is a group that is full of enthusiasm and confidence that they can go far. The potential in a team is much higher than that of individuals. There is a revealing detail: the starting lineup included players from eight different clubs. For the first time in many years, Barça and Madrid are not the main characters

as only four players contributed: Lamin Yamal and Pedri on one side and Carvajal and Nacho on the other.

With a big difference, they represent the future and the past. Two Barcelona fans are 37 years old, and two white fans are 66.. We must give credit to the coach for putting together a team from such a diverse mix, a complex collage, because it has youth, experience and a wealthy middle class. Everyone understands that you cannot look into the mirror of the team that won the World Cup in South Africa fourteen years ago.but football has changed a lot and now technique and tactics are losing the battle to physical strength and total dedication.

The coach is not afraid that he will be criticized for his style of play. He knows the players he has and strives for their best performance. He likes vertical football, has good attacking potential, two talented wingers and a center forward that he has had all his life. De la Fuente points to the buzz phrase: style wins and the rest is history.

. You don’t have to ask for miracles or brilliant performance. He strives for efficiency and results because he knows that he will be judged solely by his scores. He doesn’t care what they say, but what we did. He is a humble coach who doesn’t cheat anyone, treats his players with love, and is a grateful guy who has gone further than he ever dreamed of.

Deserving a special paragraph is Lamin Yamal, a 16-year-old who received top marks on his big international debut. He helped Carvajal’s goal with his characteristic cross and twice broke through the flank of the future star. He hit the goal with a cross kick and never looked like a debutant. A rough diamond is polished at an accelerated pace. He didn’t shy away from the tough Croatians and showed off a talent that was about to explode. The coach trusted him, and Lamin did not disappoint him.

. He guaranteed ownership against Italy.