The Spanish men’s soccer team began its concentration this Monday at the Las Rozas Soccer City to prepare for the 2024-2025 Nations League duels against Denmark and Serbia with significant casualties in its ranks.
Those summoned by coach Luis de la Fuente arrived at the federation facilities to begin working under the orders of the Rioja native who will not be able to count on three permanent starters in this ‘window’ such as midfielder Rodri Hernández, full-back Dani Carvajal and center-back Robin Le Normand, with the first two saying goodbye to the season probably due to serious knee injuries.
Furthermore, the coach of the national team is still without the help of the starting goalkeeper, Unai Simón, still recovering from the operation on his wrist, and cannot have midfielder Dani Olmo or forwards Ayoze Pérez and Ferran Torres at his command, the latter injured like Carvajal in this last day of LaLiga EA Sports.
For this reason, De la Fuente cited two wingers such as Bryan Zaragoza and Bryan Gil, although the second was also finally absent and did not join this Monday due to physical discomfort. Nico Williams did go to the Ciudad del Fútbol, who was unable to play with Athletic Club this Sunday due to a bruise in the left sacroiliac area.
“For me it is always a pride, a privilege to represent my country and that is why I am very happy and very happy to be back. We have already shown the level in the last two competitions that we have played in and we have won such as the Nations League and the Euro Cup, and now to face a good week with enthusiasm and the desire to win,” Zaragoza expressed to the team’s official media upon his arrival in Las Rozas.
For his part, one of the new additions to the list on Friday, full-back Pedro Porro was also “very excited” about his return to the ‘Roja’. “We know that they are two difficult games. In the previous call I didn’t have one, but you see that the level is high,” he warned.
Finally, another newcomer like Pau Cubarsí was also happy to return. “I feel very proud to be here, to be part of this great family and I hope to come many more times, I am going to fight to the maximum so that it can be like this,” remarked the centre-back, who is clear that “it is better to play at home.” as will happen in these matches against Denmark, in Murcia next Saturday, and against Serbia, in Córdoba on Tuesday the 16th.
The internationals will not have a session this Monday as usual and will begin to work on the field on Tuesday morning (11:00), while on Wednesday they will have morning training (11:00) and afternoon (19:00). On Thursday (11:00) they will exercise again, as on Friday (11:00) before heading to Murcia to play the first match against the Danes on Saturday.
After this match, the European champion will leave after midnight on Sunday back to Las Rozas where she will train that day in the afternoon (7:00 p.m.) and on Monday morning (11:00 a.m.), and then travel to Córdona where the next day she will face to the Serbian team.