Luis de la Fuente Confirms Lamine Yamal as a Starter Against England in the Nations League
The Spain coach says the Barcelona winger's right knee discomfort is minor and that he could have played against the Czech Republic
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente says that Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal will start against England next Sunday at the Metropolitano stadium, as his right knee discomfort is minor, and he noted that Yamal could even have played against the Czech Republic this Thursday, but "it wasn't worth taking any risk."
The discomfort and the decision to rest him
De la Fuente, in an interview with EFE, explained that Lamine Yamal's discomfort "prevented him from being in top condition" and that, with the player's health as the priority, there was room to give him rest so he could recover fully ahead of Sunday's match against the English, the last in the group stage of the Nations League.
"It wasn't worth taking any risk"
"It was the right thing to do. He was surely willing to play, and if we had had an emergency, we would have decided to start him. But it wasn't worth taking any risk. And thinking, obviously, first about his health and then that we want him in perfect condition for next Sunday," argued the coach. EFE
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