Great decision!! This could have a huge impact on them now, you're effectively throwing out all of your preparations. They'll need someone who's just going to step in and change nothing.
This is completely bonkers! Like I've mentioned earlier, it's idiotic of the manager to sign for a team just days before he's ready to lead the Spanish side in the WC. What were he and his agent thinking...
I don't see what the problem is TBH, its not like he would take his eye off the ball, plus how many national team first teamers play for Madrid. The guy was unbeaten as Spain manager with a real chance of going a long way. Spanish FA cutting their nose off to spite their face.
I don't see what the problem is TBH, its not like he would take his eye off the ball, plus how many national team first teamers play for Madrid. The guy was unbeaten as Spain manager with a real chance of going a long way. Spanish FA cutting their nose off to spite their face.
The problem isn't that he's taking over at Madrid, the problem is the manner he and Real have secretly negotiated without the FA's knowledge.I don't see what the problem is TBH, its not like he would take his eye off the ball, plus how many national team first teamers play for Madrid. The guy was unbeaten as Spain manager with a real chance of going a long way. Spanish FA cutting their nose off to spite their face.
It was completely the right call.
There's a quote from the spanish FA that says "Winning is important, but doing things the right way is above that."
Real Madrid are the most disgusting in existance. They even tap their national team manager. Unbelievable
The problem isn't that he's taking over at Madrid, the problem is the manner he and Real have secretly negotiated without the FA's knowledge.
The FA is, to a degree, cutting off their nose to spite their face, but I totally understand why.
But the only losers will be the NT and the Spanish FA, everyone hates Madrid anyway, morally the right choice maybe but they have fucked themselves over hard. Ramos wanted him to stay as manager for the WC and Ramos has a massive influence in the dressing room.
Did ours yesterday and was all happy with the draw. Typical of my luck tbh.I knew it was too good to be true when I pulled Spain out of the hat in the sweepstake last week.
The whole team would be in a state of disarray
I don't think Lopetegui was influential in the way Spain played.
I can understand why they have done this. If he and Real have treated them with contempt and negotiated all this on the quiet, I'm not surprised they have taken away the honour of leading his country into the World Cup.
Tbh Spain's way of playing football is so ingrained, the core of the squad know it inside out, it probably doesn't need much of a hand on the tiller. If this was going to happen to any team, theirs is probably one of the best placed to absorb it.
I don't see what the problem is TBH, its not like he would take his eye off the ball, plus how many national team first teamers play for Madrid. The guy was unbeaten as Spain manager with a real chance of going a long way. Spanish FA cutting their nose off to spite their face.