Luis Enrique names Spain squad with 7 changes from Euro 2020
Football | August 26, 2021 16:49 ISTCoach Luis Enrique on Thursday announced Spain's squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Coach Luis Enrique on Thursday announced Spain's squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Luis Enrique also had to answer questions after the match about his decision to leave captain Sergio Ramos off the squad.
Moreno was promoted from assistant coach to take charge of Spain in June when Luis Enrique left to be with his ill 9-year-old daughter. She died in August after a five-month battle against a type of bone cancer.
He is taking over from former assistant Robert Moreno, who coached the team through qualifying for the 2020 European Championship. His last match was on Monday, a 5-0 rout of Romania in Madrid.
Luis Enrique stepped down as Spain's national team coach in June to be with his ailing daughter, who died a few days ago of a rare bone cancer osteosarcoma.
Luis Enrique, the former Barcelona and Spain manager, announced the tragic death of his daughter on Friday.
Luis Enrique stepped down as the coach of Spain due to an undisclosed family issue which kept him away from the national team for months.
Saul Niguez and Thiago Alcantara also missed out on coach Luis Enrique's list announced on Friday for 2020 European Championship qualifying matches.
Luis Enrique first contact with players came less than two weeks ago in training camp. He immediately imposed his energetic style in the practice sessions, and it translated onto the field in the first two matches.
Enrique replaces Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked on the eve of the World Cup after accepting the job at Real Madrid.
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