Enrique: Guardiola is the perfect man to coach Spain

Spanish national team coach Luis Enrique attended today's national team press conference

The first question is, Pedri, Oyazavar these players are suspended, how do you choose, and the second question, yesterday Guardiola said that he wants to be the manager of the national team in the future, do you think he will sit in your current position in the future?

The second question, of course I would love to see him coach Spain, I hope he can coach Spain, I certainly very much want to see Spain under Pep Guardiola, this is the perfect candidate, I think it is difficult to find a more suitable national team manager than him.

The first question, which we now know, is that if it's always the same group of players, and the players themselves are tired, our coaches will also be aesthetically tired (laughs). Of course, these players are also very nervous in the summer, but we need to analyze on a case-by-case basis, each of the 6 players is different.

Two players, Eric played very little time at Manchester City last season, then played in the European Championships and the Olympic Games in the summer, and played the first two league rounds, I think it is no problem. Unai was resting before the end of last season, and after the Olympics, and can now play.

The remaining 4 players, Paul Torres, Pedri, Oyasaval and Olmo, are resting and we are in constant communication with the clubs. However, the information and requests of the clubs do not affect our decisions, they want their players to rest, we can also call these players on international match days, it is our right, but we still decided to let them rest and give other players the opportunity to play in international competitions.

Now there is a situation where the extension of the World Preliminary Tournament schedule in South America has led to many players not being able to return to European matches on time, which has caused opposition in the Premier League and La Liga.

I think it's a very complicated topic, and there are some conflicts between the current South American schedule and the European schedule, and I think this seems to be some follow-up problems caused by the previous Copa America. All sides have their own reasons and positions, and it's hard for me here to give a specific opinion, who is right and who is wrong, who is better, and so on.

You made it clear before that you made the decision to truce a few players, but before Koeman said he had a conversation with you and asked not to call Pedri, what do you think about that?

I don't think I have a problem because I understand the needs of the club managers and I've done it myself. I know where they stand and what I need to clarify here is that their opinions have no impact on my decision and I would love to have a conversation with them, including with the players, but neither side will affect my decision, I only make the decision that is best for the national team and for my players.

5 of the 7 newcomers this time are players who participated in the training camp as sparring during the previous European Championship, but did not participate in the European Championship, is this selection a "compensation" for them?

That previous training camp was critical, but they were not selected because they didn't qualify for the European Championship, and I have to compensate or something, but because I saw their attitude, their dedication, their spirit of sacrifice, which made me feel that they could be reused, not because they were not selected for the European Championship.

Of course, they're here, and it's also convenient for us to look at them up close, to examine their performance, which is much more convenient than when we look at the club, and because the season has just started and several players have done well.

After the European Championship, Mancini said that the best national team in the world is now Spain, Italy and Argentina, do you think this European Championship has made Spain feel a little bit back to the previous feeling?

I think any positive criticism of us, we are very welcome, very grateful. But there's only one title, and that's Italy, and of course we want to get to the final and be able to compete for the title. But after the European Championship, we also had a lot of reflection and review, I think the national team had our previous expected goals.

We are one of the best 7-8 teams in the European Championship, we are the team with the same goals as Italy, we are the team with the longest possession time at halftime, the team that creates the most scoring opportunities, the team with the highest quality of crosses, the team that in my opinion, performs best when it comes to active attacking, of course, other coaches may have other opinions.

I think it's basically a lot of positive content, our replacement is very fast, Spain is the 5th youngest team in the European Cup, the 3rd inexperienced team, our 24 players have a total of 522 appearances for the national team, the other national teams are basically 1000+, I think it's a good result. But that's over and now we're focused on the next game, which is the World Preliminaries against Sweden.

This time, the two European Cup players Thiago and Fabian, are they in poor shape, or are they not satisfied with the European Championship? Another phenomenon is that for the first time in 10 years, there are no players from the Andalusian region in the national team roster, and the overall trend is that players from Andalusia are becoming less and less selected for the national team.

The second question, I think I was surprised by this statistic, because I didn't know that I didn't call up players from Andalusia this time, you know I was ready to go on vacation to Tarifa after this international match day, you said that, I have to reconsider it now.

How to answer this, because the list of players is always changing, some players may be selected this time, not next time, but I have always been open to any players, of course, I have made mistakes, but most of the players are worth it. Now we only have 25 places and it's all about the performance of the players, and I think that's the most appropriate.

One question is, why did you recruit Abel Ruiz, and what do you value most about the players? And why didn't a striker like Aspars be called up?

Again, like I said before, some players who fail should actually be selected, every time, which is a pity, but it is also a reality. As for Ruiz, last season, and at the beginning of this season, he's done well, it's also important in U21, his movement, his goal-scoring ability, it's interesting for us, I think it's a player who can help us.

Regarding Ramos' question, the player could not be selected this time due to injury problems, want to know your attitude towards Ramos and will you call him up next if Ramos recovers?

Unfortunately, Ramos's situation is similar to that of before the European Championship, and it is impossible to call up.

Regarding the failure of real Madrid players, do you think it is a matter of physical condition, or do you think that there are no Real Madrid players who can be selected for the national team?

I feel like my actions have explained my decision, and if more talk only complicates the issue, that's it.

As the Spanish manager, now that There is no Messi and Ramos in La Liga, would you like to see Mbappe join Real Madrid?

It could or may not be... It's the same as it was at the European Championships, it may or may not be. If Mbappe is a Spaniard, then of course I want him to go where he should go, but I don't think Molina (the director of the Spanish national team) may not be able to get him.

The Spanish league has always been very strong and it is certainly good to have superstars, but it is also necessary to take good care of our players, our youth. I believe that as the fans gradually return this season, our league will get better and better.

(Editor: Yao Fan)