“The technical gulf starts from far away because our country does not cultivate quality anymore.”
“Youth sectors teach tactics, but not technique and this is the long-term result. I coached in Madrid, and I know well how they play football in Spain.”
“The best moment of the training session is the rondo, not because they can joke and relax, but because the technique commands.”
“Many see Guardiola as their role model in Italy, but the Guardiola of ten years ago. Pep has evolved. This confusion has led to today’s limits. Our footballers never take responsibility when it comes to playing the ball or dribbling past an opponent.”
“We have been confusing playing good football with sterile ball possession. Good Football is what Spain do currently.”
“That’s the way to go. A model where Nico Williams, 21, always looks for one-v-one duels because ‘the coach wants so.'”
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