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“When I took over as national coach, I wanted to see which players were interested in the idea of the team I wanted and had the characteristics to carry it out,” Luis Enrique said on the eve of Spain’s opening Euro 2020 game against Sweden.
“I always wanted to arrive at the Euros with a clear idea of how I wanted to play. Those who adapted well to that idea had a chance to be here. That is these 24.”
All the decisions that Luis Enrique has made since taking over as national coach after World Cup 2018 have been in the service of that “idea” — the experimentation with over 60 players through the three years since, the naming of his squad for this tournament, his choice of staff, his dealing with the media, how every training session is organised and carried out.