Alvaro Morata expressed his pleasure about the way forward for the Spanish nationwide group after they confirmed their place within the Nations League quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Morata netted Spain’s second aim of their 3-0 win over Serbia, having missed a penalty 11 minutes earlier, with Aymeric Laporte and Alex Baena additionally heading in the right direction for La Roja.
Luis de la Fuente’s aspect have now received 12 of their 15 matches in all competitions this yr (D2 L1), equalling their most victories in a single calendar yr since 2013.
Regardless of lacking seven of their common first-team gamers, together with the likes of Lamine Yamal, Rodri and Dani Olmo, Spain made gentle work of Dragan Stojkovic’s aspect in Cordoba.
And their newest victory has captain Morata wanting ahead to the long run, with the Milan striker assured of constructing on their Euro 2024 success.
“We’re in one other closing stage of a serious match and that’s one thing to be happy with,” captain Morata informed Spanish public tv TVE.
“It appears simple as a result of we’re all the time there within the closing levels however certain it isn’t so we’ve got to grasp how particular it’s and provides it the right worth it has.
“We now have a number of injured gamers, we missed them however we’ve got to have a look at the positives which might be younger gamers stepping up.
“What we’ve got created is particular, and we’ve got to maintain going ahead. Spain has an unimaginable future.”
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De la Fuente, nonetheless, was extra measured in his evaluation of proceedings.
The Spain supervisor watched on as his aspect registered 30 pictures, 10 of which had been heading in the right direction, ending the competition with an anticipated targets (xG) complete of two.92.
Additionally they restricted Serbia to only one try all through, although De la Fuente insisted he nonetheless needs to see enhancements from his gamers.
“Blessed downside. God keen that it continues like this for a very long time. When you’ve gotten a variety of successful streaks you’re nearer to shedding than successful,” De la Fuente mentioned.
“We aren’t glad. This group is insatiable sportingly, it needs increasingly more. We do it with a lot pleasure, we already get pleasure from it a lot that it’s tough to not be like that.
“Let’s attempt to see how far we go. When it’s not achieved, at some point it is not going to be achieved, as a result of we must perceive that that is how sport is.
“We’ll start one other cycle. Whoever needs to beat us must do very effectively.”
