Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque spoke on Tuesday about
the changes he may or may not make in the wake of Spain's disastrous
World Cup campaign in Brazil this summer.
Travelling to Brazil as defending champions, Spain were knocked out
of the tournament in the group stage as a combination of poor individual
form and inadequate preparation saw them defeated by both Holland and
Chile.
The defeat has led many to believe that Del Bosque will ring the
changes when Spain begin their qualification campaign for the 2016
European Championships in September, but speaking in an event in
Santander, Del Bosque hinted that the changes may not be as radical as
many expect.
"When I took over in 2008 I didn't want to rub out the marks from the
past. On the contrary, I wanted to be supported by what already
existed, because it had worked. I hope the future, whether it is with or
without me follows the same road."
"We have a great generation of footballers and we have to show
consideration towards them," said Del Bosque, who tried to give a
perspective to this summer's disappointment, which follows six
spectacular years of success.
"There is a phrase which says that success and failure are two
imposters and you have to treat them in the same manner. You can't be
carried away by a win or defeatist if you have lost. You have to treat
them both with certain indifference and we are not going to go crazy
either in the past or now," he commented.
Del Bosque said that defeat was something the Spain side would have
to learn from and highlighted the depth of talent in the country.
"We have a good structure in the youth system. We have players who
have gone abroad and improved. We have young players who have no fear
and the work in our youth systems has had continuity, that is why we
have to be careful when people talk of 'revolutions'."
"We have been champions in the era of Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
and we have won in the era of Germany... they didn't lose their nerve,
they kept the coach and the majority of their players," said Del Bosque
in reference to the newly crowned world champions.
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