The Real Spanish Federation of Football (RFEF) has taken the conjoint decision to relieve to Luis Enrique of his charge like trainer of the absolute selection of face to the future. The elected to occupy his place will be Luis de la Fuente, the one who will be approved by the Managerial Board next Monday and great experience handling to the inferior categories of Spain, so much in the Sub-19 as in the Sub-21.
In fact, 15 of the 26 footballers that attended to the World-wide of Catar already have been directed by the riojano in some of the previous stages of the selection, by what the technician will be fully familiarised with the pieces that will have to his disposal. Between them there are a lot of players the FC Barcelona, ones already strengthened in the team whereas others still have to step forward.
Names like Pedri, Gavi and Ferran Torres have been usual in the announcements of Luis Enrique and does not fit doubt that they also will receive the called of De la Fuente in some point of the new cycle. However, there are others that have not been notable and that they could go out benefited with the arrival of a new trainer.
Pablo Tower is one of them. The Cantabrian debuted in November with the Sub-21 after the good feelings that left with the Sub-19 and will be to the expectation of face to the following competitions. In January will form part of the first team of the Barça and will be one of the candidates to go in in the future lists of the míster. To him it adds him Nico González, the one who is struggling by a place inside the eleven of Gennaro Gatusso while it finds yielded in Valencia. The coruñés can be part of the generation of relief taking into account that historical like Sergio Busquets are in the straight final of his career.
In search of minutes
Inside the staff of the Barcelona also there are footballers that already have been members of the absolute but that have not had the minutes wished. De la Fuente can offer a new dynamics that allow them add time of quality with the elastic of 'The Red', being Ansu Fati one of which more needs it. In spite of having travelled to Catar, only contested 44' minutes in two commitments, what stands out the fault of confidence that had Luis Enrique with him. Eric García also was summoned but did not arrive to play in any moment, without mattering that it was a recurrent head office in the alignments of Xavi in the Spotify Camp Nou.
Finally, Alejandro Balde and Arnau Tenas also could be leading with De la Fuente. The guardameta already has put the gloves in six occasions under the orders of the riojano and will be an alternative to consider for Unai Simon. To his time, the defender will keep in the dispute by the place of side with Jose Gayà, the one who ausentó of the appointment mundialista by an injury in his ankle.