Ansu Fati survived a difficult clash against Switzerland, however, Luis Enrique didn’t think the 17-year-old had a radically new experience.
In the Nations League, Spain failed to influence the 1-0 victory over Switzerland yet manager Luis Enrique defended Ansu Fati.
Before being replaced by Wolves star Adama Traore, the Barcelona winger and the youngest ever goalscorer in his country played in Madrid for 57 minutes.
“Man-marking is always a problem for the forwards, for everyone,” Luis Enrique said on Monday as Spain prepare to face Ukraine claim Goal.
“Our goal is to create the greatest number of advantages for our attackers. After that, each game is how it is.”
“Ansu is 17 years old, but he already knows what he’s going to find in matches.”
“We have our model because it depends on the work of the whole team. Against Switzerland, it was a difficult game for everyone because of the strong and high pressing from them, but I think we solved things well.”
