Spain coach has 'blind confidence' in Barca teen Yamal
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Spain's forward Lamine Yamal attends a training session ahead of the EURO 2024 qualifying football match against Georgia, at the Ciudad del Futbol training facilities in Las Rozas de Madrid on September 4, 2023. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)
Spain coach
Luis de la Fuente insisted he has "blind confidence" in Barcelona
teenager Lamine Yamal without revealing if he would make history by playing
Friday's Euro 2024 qualifier against Georgia.
The
16-year-old would become Spain's youngest ever player if he features against
either Georgia or Cyprus next Tuesday.
But De la
Fuenta did not reveal whether the youngster would play as Spain bid to get
their European qualifying campaign back on track.
"Lamine
appeared very good to me watching him on television, but working with him you
realise even more his potential. He seems even better," De la Fuente told
a press conference on Thursday.
"Currently,
he's a very important player for us, he's here on his own merit. I have total
confidence in him. I think he's a great player."
Spain are
aiming to correct a poor start to their qualifying campaign, but their
preparations have been overshadowed by the controversy of suspended federation
president Luis Rubiales' unsolicited kiss of women's team midfielder Jenni
Hermoso.
"Since
the beginning of the training camp, I have only been thinking about football
and Georgia, because I believe that we have the possibility of putting
qualification on the right track. We are focusing exclusively on the match
tomorrow," said De la Fuente.
La Roja are
fourth in the Group A, nine points behind leaders Scotland, who beat them in
Glasgow, although De la Fuente's side have played two fewer matches.
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