Spain boss de la Fuente says he is ‘calm’ despite shock draw against Cape Verde
Spain boss Luis de la Fuente is confident his side will respond to their shock draw against minnows Cape Verde.
The European champions were held to a goalless draw against the nation competing in their first ever World Cup.
But de la Fuente says he has no reason to panic despite the disappointment of failing to win.
“This team is reliable, whatever happens,” he said. “We’re a team with an extraordinary reliability. We haven’t lost in 32 matches. We’ll be better in the next game, for sure.
“When you lack freshness and getting the final ball right, this can happen. It’s something to improve, nothing else. We’ll stay on our path, which has taken us this far.
“In this World Cup there’s extreme equality and difficulty. This team was clearly inferior to us, but they did the things they had to do well.
“We have to keep growing. With the talent these players have, that’s the way. We’re calm. This is a long tournament, and in our heads we’ve still got seven games left.”
