Very confident following the race inflicted on Costa Rica (7-0), Luis Enrique fell from a very high point after the elimination of Spain against Morocco (0-0, 0-3 tab), Tuesday, during the 8th of the World Cup Final in Qatar. An exit from the road similar to that in Russia which could cost the place of the coach of La Roja.
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Luis Enrique fell from above in Qatar…
Luis Enrique fell from above. Very skin. Logically incense after the beautiful Euro of Spain, semi-finalist, the coach of La Roja on board the World Cup in Qatar with confidence. Even more with the very large victory over Costa Rica (7-0), on November 23, for the entry into the running of the Ibrian nation.
So much so that the former FC Barcelona coach distinguished himself with an inappropriate outing to lecture his 31 counterparts in the competition on their inability to produce an attacking game like that of his team. Words that he has sent back in the face in recent hours.
History repeats itself for La Roja…
Indeed, the Spanish technician is set on fire after the elimination against Morocco (0-0, 0-3 on pens) in the round of 16. If La Roja has made the game with 1019 passes, including 300 in the last 30 meters, she has never managed to put the Atlas Lions in danger with only a shot on target. Critics that may seem harsh since the 2010 world champion tried to get off a very grouped and well-placed defensive block. But this failure comes after a setback against Japan (1-2), in the group stage, which has already caused a lot of ink to flow.
Harder to cash in for Spanish supporters and media, this repeating scenario. In 2018, Spain had been eliminated in the same way by Russia (1-1, 3-4 on pens), stumbling for more than 100 minutes against a compact formation, including including the flaw from the 11th minute on a but against his camp of Sergei Ignashevich. Against Morocco, there was not the slightest goal in regulation time or even in the penalty shootout with the consecutive failures of Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets. Quite a symbol of Spanish inefficiency.
Luis Enrique in the hot seat?
Stunned by this bitter failure against an opponent yet the door of Spain, Luis Enrique does not know what his future will be made of. While he planned to spend something else in the event of a handsome pope, the 52-year-old ex-striker, much appreciated by his group, could now cling to his position so as not to leave on a bad note. Stay on the bench of the election? This is not the time to talk about a… For now, I want to go home and see my loved ones. Next week, I’ll talk to the president whenever he wants. I’m in charge a hypothesis the Iberian technician in front of the media.
According to Marca, the federation is already considering a possible successor. Four names are on the shortlist of conductors: Roberto Martinez, who has just left Belgium, Rafael Benitez, who has been looking for a challenge since leaving Everton, Luis De la Fuente, coach of the Espoirs, and Marcelino, without a contract since the end of his Bilbao adventure. It now remains to be seen whether Luis Enrique will manage to convince his hierarchy to continue his adventure at least until Euro 2024, in 18 months in Germany.
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