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·3 October 2025
De la Fuente responds to Hansi Flick's recent criticism!

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·3 October 2025
The Spanish national team coach is not satisfied with the German's statements.
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Less than a month ago, German coach Hansi Flick criticized Spanish coach Luis de la Fuente for calling up Lamine Yamal to play in an important match with the national team, when in the German coach's view, the young player needed some rest due to a previous injury.
The German coach said that the Spanish national team administration gave Yamal painkillers, which exacerbated his problem and forced him to miss important matches for Barcelona. Hansi Flick's heavy criticism of the national team's management did not please De la Fuente, forcing him to respond to the German coach.
Hansi Flick's comments about me? I was surprised by those comments because he has been a national team coach himself. I thought he would have more empathy towards other coaches.
Luis de la Fuente said.
Under De La Fuente, the national team achieved remarkable results, including winning the UEFA Nations League, and then, in 2024, winning the country's second Euro title after Euro 2012.
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