🗣 Luis de la Fuente: Four goalkeepers? Traditions can change | OneFootball

The big news from Luis de la Fuente’s list has been the inclusion of Joan García, and the coach has spoken about it.

This is what the coach had to say about it: "Traditions are meant to be changed. It was time to have these four great goalkeepers. As of today, they are the four who could be among the three that will go to the World Cup."

He then spoke about Rodri’s call-up and Carvajal’s absence: "We’re celebrating Rodrigo’s form. As for Dani, I hope that from now until the World Cup, he’ll be even better and have a chance to be with us because he’s a very important player for us. I have nothing to say to Arbeloa."

He later spoke about the Finalissima: "You all know that I was willing to play the Finalissima. I’ve always said so. Playing against Argentina, winning a title... Both I and the RFEF were aligned to play this match. I want to thank the Federation for trying to play the match against Argentina and the two we are about to play now."

He then confirmed that Thiago Pitarch wants to play for Spain: "It’s something similar to Mosquera, Laporte, Le Normand... The good news is that Thiago wants to play for Spain. He’ll play with the under-19s, the under-21s, or the senior team. But he wants to play for Spain. Of course, if a player decides to play for another country, we respect that; but Thiago has decided to play for Spain."

And finally, he clarified why Marc Pubill was not called up: "He’s having a great season. He couldn’t play the last match with his club and his club’s medical staff say he’s not recovered. Given that situation, we decided to consider another teammate."

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