Bulgaria, Eastern Europe – Una vez again, Luis de la Fuente, the Spanish national football team coach, don show him critical side after im team waltz go Bulgaria and carry 3 points for their first qualifying match for the World Cup 2026. Dem win 3-0, but no be about the score alone o; De la Fuente don dey vex say dem no fit maintain the correct intensity.

“We do am well for first half, but second half? Omo. Na wah! We no get the fineness, fresh vibes, and the intensity we need. We suppose maintain the tempo, but e be like say we catch the lazy vibes of the opponent,” him talk after the match. (Maybe dem for just jam some palm wine for the halftime break to keep the energy high!)

Even though dem don get di three points, De la Fuente still dey tinker with the idea of improvement. “First match of the season dey always tough. We dey expect say by Sunday, we go fit show better performance,” he add. (No pressure, right?)

Him even talk about Rodri Hernández, wey he no fit use for the first half, but na im comeback get mixed feelings. “E good say Rodri don return after di injury, but we no see that spark we need when he enter second half. We dey happy say dem dey back, but we still wan see strong play,” him conclude.

Di coach dey see good wahala for midfield as Dem chop all dem selections like sweet pounded yam go chop. “We dey blessed with talent. Rodri and Martín Zubimendi dey on top their game, and e dey make sense to get these boys fit start now. The competition go dey sweet!” him talk. (This one fit even lead to some intra-team competition, who no like to shine?)

As dem prepare for di next match against Turkey, we fit hear di heartbeat of the coach planning strategy to up dem game. Turkey no fit gree make dem play easy o. “We know say dis match go require better effort. We just need to keep improving small-Small,” De la Fuente say as him dey eye the next challenge. (Sharp change, we dey need am fast-fast!)