‘I am the best coach on the face of the earth’: Spain’s Luis Enrique believes he’s the most effective supervisor on this planet

Spain supervisor Luis Enrique is brimming with confidence about his potential to guide Spain to a second World Cup title at this yr’s event in Qatar, 12 years on from their first triumph.

After asserting his 26-man World Cup squad on Friday, the previous Barcelona coach mentioned he had by no means had any doubts about whether or not he was the most effective man for the job.

“How can I doubt myself? I am the best coach on the face of the earth,” Luis Enrique informed a information convention on Friday.

“If I have to convince my players I have to be convinced myself… There is no better coach than me. I know it’s not true, but I believe it. Doubts? None!”

Spain included Barca’s Ansu Fati however not noted veterans like Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara, Barcelona’s Marcos Alonso and Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea from their 26-man World Cup squad as they put their religion in a brand new technology.

It is a threat value taking in response to Luis Enrique, who led Spain to the European Championship semi-finals and Nations League ultimate final yr with a workforce aged on common simply over 25.

“When one decides to come to the national team, beyond the aspiration that the position generates, we had the clear objective of going back to compete for the titles of the great tournaments,” Luis Enrique mentioned.

“On the personal level, I’m delighted, with energy. I remember my coaches and how they experienced it. “When I was a player I thought that the coach should be ignored, that he should call me for the squad and just leave me alone. I see it differently now.”

Spain resume coaching on Monday and can journey the subsequent day to Amman, the place they may face Jordan in a pleasant forward of their World Cup opener towards Costa Rica on Nov. 23.

They can even face Germany and Japan in Group E.