Uilleam 5,960 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Breaking news https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jun/13/world-cup-2018-news-spain-reaction-lopetegui-real-madrid-live Here’s the Spanish FA president and former Hamilton Academical defender Luis Rubiales explaining the decision “We have to decided to fire the national coach. What we have achieved in getting here is due in great part to him, and we must thank him and wish him luck. The Spanish national team is the team of all the Spaniards. We only found out just five minutes before that he was leaving for Madrid. “There is a way that you must act, Julen has worked in a great way with the team, but we cannot accept how he has acted in this case.” This is an astonishing development, just 29 hours before the start of the World Cup. To compound matters, it sounds like the players were strongly against the move. But the former Hamilton Academical defender Luis Rubiales, now Spanish FA president, was not for turning. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,198 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 They should ask pep to take over for the tournament 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,960 Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 That might compromise his Catalan credentials......... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 2 hours ago, compo said: They should ask pep to take over for the tournament Pep has been quoted as saying he would love to manage at a World Cup. Seriously.... does anyone think that Pep wouldn't be a good move for this Spanish team ? A bunch of Catalans, even the Madrid players like him - and he is one of, if not the, best manager of his generation. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,257 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 (edited) As per speculation in Spain last night, Fernando Hierro (already in Russia working for the Spanish Federation, DoF type) will now take the team for the WC. Edited June 13, 2018 by buster. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Alan Curbishley is linked with job according to TalkSport. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 And yet I don't see (m)any suggesting that Real Madrid were acting very unpatriotic by allowing the announcement to be made prior to their nation competing for the most coveted trophy in World Football. You would have thought that even Real Madrid would have realized that releasing this information days prior to the start of the WC would have an unsettling affect on their country's chances ? But, no, Barca are the club to be hated in Spain..... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,257 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, craig said: And yet I don't see (m)any suggesting that Real Madrid were acting very unpatriotic by allowing the announcement to be made prior to their nation competing for the most coveted trophy in World Football. You would have thought that even Real Madrid would have realized that releasing this information days prior to the start of the WC would have an unsettling affect on their country's chances ? But, no, Barca are the club to be hated in Spain..... They (RM) considered it the lesser of two evils. ie. had they not released it and it had leaked once the WC was up and running it would have been considered worse by many. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,299 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Barcelona and Real Madrid are both horrible clubs. But one supports a separatist movement. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: Barcelona and Real Madrid are both horrible clubs. But one supports a separatist movement. And ???? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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