He compared Turkey to Germany... De la Fuente's 6-0 comment

Having defeated Turkey 6-0 in the second match of Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers, Spain's technical director Luis de la Fuente answered the questions of journalists at the press conference held at MEDAŞ Konya Metropolitan Stadium where the match was played.

When asked about their performances in Bulgaria and Turkey matches, De la Fuente said, "My personal opinion is that there are still many things we can improve. Because I know how much potential this team has. There were some criticisms about the second half in the Bulgaria match. I agree with them in some points, but there is such a generation here that they want to keep winning and keep winning."

"AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERATION"

Stating that it is a privilege for him to be the coach of this group of players, the Spanish coach said:

"I'm really proud, it's a generation that has been playing together for a very long time. It's really hard to describe it. Unfortunately they will leave, they will return to their teams. We will be together again next month. Their competitive level is really incredible. It's an extraordinary generation, but as I said, they still have the potential to build on things by continuing this process, by continuing to develop."

"THE BEST GROUP OF PLAYERS IN THE WORLD"

Emphasizing that they have a good squad, De la Fuente said: "Results are variable in football, but the attitude and behavior of this group of players is very natural and they have their feet on the ground as they should. Our task is to guide them. They are already the best group of players in the world, they are also good people. They will achieve very important things. They have a lot of potential. But don't worry, there will be no emotional fluctuation or complacency in this group of players."

Pointing to the role of clubs and coaches in player development, the Spanish coach continued his words as follows

"We are the people who take the last step here. Players go through a very long process. They come here with that continuity. They are very high potential players. There is a combination of two things here. On one side there is a model. On the other hand, there are very talented players coming from that development and continuity. There are players who can do very important things. It's a combination of these two things. What emerged tonight is not a product of today. It's part of a very long process."

6-0 COMMENT FROM DE LA FUENTE

Asked about Turkey's shortcomings in the match, Luis de la Fuente said:

"Tonight's result can be seen as easy. This result came after we did many things well. This should not be forgotten. Turkey have very good players. If we had allowed Turkey to do some things, they could have created great difficulties. Look at the example of Germany, for example Germany suffered a very unexpected defeat. At this level nobody is giving anything to anybody. You do many things well and then you get such a result. Turkey is a very important, great national team. We should not make definite judgments about Turkey based on one result. Many players in Turkey play in the best leagues in Europe. It is a really good team."

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