However, the experienced coach is not letting any negativity creep into his thinking, as he looks ahead to September and some key recalls ahead of facing Bulgaria and Turkey.<\/p>\n
De la Fuente backs Rodri return for Spain<\/h2>\n
De la Fuente opted against calling up Manchester City star Rodri for the Nations League last month with the midfielder only just back from an ACL injury.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola requested he be left out to build up to the Club World Cup and De la Fuente agreed \u2013 but his crucial metronome will be back in the next international break.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe can already see Rodri getting back into the game, and I hope Dani [Carvajal] plays in the Club World Cup also. When they\u2019re available, of course, they\u2019ll be with us,\u201d as per Marca<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo geniuses on and off the field. It\u2019s a source of pride for the national team and myself to be able to count on them.\u201d<\/p>\n De la Fuente once again offered his support to captain Alvaro Morata<\/a> \u2013 following a difficult year at club level \u2013 and a missed penalty in the shootout loss to Portugal.<\/p>\n Morata admitted he is considering his future, but De la Fuente is counting on the former Atletico Madrid star, if he opts to remain.<\/p>\n \u201cMorata is the best, he\u2019ll come whenever he wants. The door is open to him. Whatever he needs, the national team is behind him. He\u2019s incredibly important on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n \u201cIf he feels well and wants to come, perfect. If he can\u2019t, Alvaro knows he\u2019s always be welcome. The important thing is he\u2019s well, so whatever he wants and needs.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The post Luis de la Fuente confirms two huge Spain recalls for September window<\/a> appeared first on Football Espa\u00f1a<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spain boss Luis de la Fuente is aiming to bounce back as qualification for the 2026 World Cup kicks off in September. La Roja\u2019s place in June\u2019s UEFA Nations League final series means their drive to qualify for the World Cup will be squeezed into three autumnal windows. A penalty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2258,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256\/revisions\/2258"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.albluesguide.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Will Morata stay in De la Fuente\u2019s Spain squad?<\/h2>\n