Luis de la Fuente:
"No, I don’t think I made a mistake with Lamine’s physical management. The risk is zero, only the normal risk that comes with playing football, whether here or at his club. Whoever comes here does so healthy and fit to play."
Between matches in the last int'l break, the NT doctor gave Voltaren painkiller injections in the hamstring area to both Lamine and Nico Williams. I mention this because you keep repeating the phrase “zero risk” – yet the players were fielded despite clear risks.
Luis de la Fuente: “Risk in football will always exist. When they arrived here, they were already playing regularly with their clubs, so the situation was no different with the national team. Everything given to them is within the rules and handled by the doctors. These are routine, completely normal procedures that also happen in their clubs — we shouldn’t treat it as if it’s something dangerous.
Luis de la Fuente: “Hansi Flick's comments about me? I was surprised by those comments because he has been a national team coach himself. I thought he would have more empathy towards other coaches.”
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Conclusion: Fuck this arrogant prick. I hope Lamine was tought by our coaching staff to refuse playing with pain. This mf will grind our players to dust as long as they keep winning games for him.