Spain supervisor Luis Enrique paid a touching tribute to to his late daughter earlier than his workforce’s crunch World Cup match in opposition to Germany.
Enrique’s daughter Xana tragically handed away in 2019, aged simply 9 after a battle with most cancers.
Taking to Twitter, Enrique wrote: “At this time is a big day. Not solely as a result of we play Germany, but in addition as a result of my daughter Xana could be turning 13 years previous.
“My love, wherever you’re, we love you.”
🎙️ Luis Enrique: “At this time is a big day. Not solely as a result of we play Germany, but in addition as a result of my daughter Xana would have turned 13. My love, wherever you’re, I like you.” 🕊️❤️ #ESP | #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/vMtBbz566G
— Soccer Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) November 27, 2022
Trying forward on the match in opposition to Germany the Spanish coach mentioned that his workforce faces a “stunning problem”.
“Germany are a workforce that at all times performs on the assault,” Luis Enrique advised a press convention on Saturday.
“That they want a consequence might have an effect, however they at all times attempt to preserve the ball, press, they’re the workforce that performs most like Spain within the sense they need to management and dominate the sport.
“It implies that for us it’s a fantastic problem, we’ve got the identical goals, so I believe it will likely be an open recreation.”