Lamine Yamal travels with Spain under the same equitable treatment applied to every squad member, El Mundo reported on Thursday.
Head coach Luis de la Fuente defended the handling of the Barcelona forward following minor fitness concerns. The national team manager emphasized that exceptional players receive status-appropriate management rather than arbitrary privileges.
said Luis de la Fuente, Spain national team head coach, told El Mundo.
Management insists that minor injuries do not prompt immediate releases for key contributors when upcoming matches demand their presence. Mikel Oyarzabal makes identical travel arrangements to reinforce the team-wide standard of equity.
De la Fuente follows historical precedents set by previous coaches who managed generational talents during major tournaments.
“Un equipo es trabajo en común, pero no es una democracia y está sometido a la dictadura del talento,”
Luis de la Fuente told El Mundo.
Vicente del Bosque previously built mid-tournament strategies around Andrés Iniesta, while José Antonio Camacho relied heavily on Raúl.
Spain enters the fixture at the Metropolitano against England without holding a democratic distribution of minutes. Squad rotation occurred during a recent victory in Prague after qualification was already secured.
Dean Huijsen, Pedro Porro, Yeremy Pino, and Fermín López featured in the Czech Republic match. Meanwhile, fringe alternatives like Espanyol’s Roberto and Rayo Vallecano’s Álvaro de Frutos earned late minutes.
Rodri remains sidelined for the upcoming clash in Madrid, preserving a defined core group alongside the expected return of Lamine Yamal.
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