Luis de la Fuente, Spanish coach, visited the microphones of the program “El Larguero” on “Cadena Ser”.. During the conversation, the coach talked about the serious injury Gavi suffered in the game against Georgia: “I only wanted to play 45 minutes in the second game. That was the first idea. We wanted other teammates to play, but.” Jesus Navas also had some complaints“Explained the coach, who is clear that “the health of the footballer is always our top priority.”
De la Fuente denied that Barça had asked the association not to play Gavi in the second game: “I don’t know. I understand that if they had called they would have told meWith this in mind, he made it clear: “I don’t interfere in what happens in the club. When they are with us, we only think about the national team. When they go to their clubs, I say goodbye to them by telling them. “They should think about their clubs.”
When asked whether young footballers should be looked after, he answered using Pedri as an example: “Where they have the most opportunity to measure a footballer is in their club. Here’s a calendar that’s signed and isn’t worth complaining about in March or November. If the calendar needs to be changed, get it changed, but then it’s not worth it. There is something at stake for all of us.
Luis De la Fuente explains in @The Holm how he dealt with Gavi’s serious injury
❌ “Barça didn’t ask me not to play”
⏱️“The idea was that I would play the game against Cyprus and 45 minutes against Georgia.”
👉“The doctors saw stability in the knee after the first inning” pic.twitter.com/7Iw2XRKLYi
— El Larguero (@ellarguero) November 27, 2023
De la Fuente insisted on the idea that “all the players wanted to play the second game and Gavi especially because he is a miracle, a gifted player.” On the question of whether he got injured in the first inning or on his own, he said: “He himself tells us in the dressing room that this was not the case in the first inning. The doctors told us that he was stable, that there was no instability in his knee and that he could continue playing. If we had seen something, an obvious injury, it wouldn’t have been there for a second longer. We have our doctors who are highly accredited.”
Furthermore, he believes that “There are no games scheduled in Spain. Whoever said it was a formal party, it wasn’t. Even if it was a friendly match, the best players always have to be with Spain.”
De la Fuente added that he spoke to Gavi: “He was more encouraged. I spoke two days later, already in Barcelona. And well, he almost encouraged me. I saw him very strong and with a lot of energy, everything will be fine.” “He is doing very well.” “Well, with this attitude he will recover very well.”