How will the Spain team fare without Luis Enrique? I don’t know tomorrow | OPINION

The 48 hours without football in the middle of the Qatar 2022 World Cup revealed to us two different ways of approaching processes in football. The federations of Germany and Spain, two of the main disappointments of the tournament, have already made decisions for the next four years. The Germans, in accordance with their long-term tradition, have renewed their confidence in Hansi Flick. While the Iberian leaders did not move an eyelid to dismiss the front Luis Enrique.

The former coach of the Spanish team played to the limit in his last months in charge of the ‘Red’. Historically, Luis Enrique has faced the press. Their narrative has almost always been similar: it is impossible for a reporter to know more about soccer than a coach. “You analyze the matches when they have already been played, I have to anticipate before they are played”has repeated as a dogma.

As a blow to the traditional media, he opted to expand on independent live broadcasts through the Twitch platform. Luis Enrique, more than anyone, knew what he was exposing himself to if Spain said goodbye to the World Cup early. And then it happened. As soon as the elimination against Morocco was consummated, the attack by the cannibalistic Spanish sports press was not long in coming. It is difficult for a federation to support in such a critical situation. So they decided the easiest thing: not to renew the contract with the former Barcelona and Real Madrid.

“They are going to miss Luis Enrique a lot”, signed the experienced DSports commentator, Alex Candal (who lives in Barcelona and knows a lot about the subject). This columnist thinks the same. The mirage of the 2010 World Cup with Guardiola’s Barcelona, ​​reinforced with Pellegrini’s Real Madrid, has confused the route in the Iberian Peninsula. Before the title in South Africa, they only had a semifinal in 1950, after which Spain always sailed between the quarterfinals and the round of 16. Provocative, challenging, but Luis Enrique was right: he is one of the most knowledgeable about football in his country. He made mistakes (such as not taking Thiago and De Gea), however he had projection with a young team that he formed with conviction. He will cost Spain a lot. With Luis Enrique there was a roadmap, without him: I don’t know tomorrow.