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With all the contradictions, and errors, that ensue, the Spanish Football Federation, its president, Luis Rubiales , and its new coach, Luis Enrique Martínez , deserve, at the outset, recognition of their policy of exposure to the media, and by extension before public opinion. In times when the manipulation - when not the direct purchase of wills and speeches - guided the way of acting of the great sports actors of this country, two press conferences like those lived in Las Rozas within 10 days invite To think that, at least, there is a way to explore from now on.

The one offered Wednesday by the national coach staged a blunt version, based on the firmness of the exhibition and the clarity of the arguments. Luis Enrique did not tell the whole truth because he did not want to, but he did not lie and, from there, many things can be discussed. For example, that perhaps the term "disloyalty", used vehemently and repeatedly during the start of your speech, seems excessive. Excessive because, as an abstract noun, what for Luis Enrique is a "disloyalty", for another it is only a sin of youth, a bad management of desire, the null repression of haste, natural when you are so close to a vital dream

According to the story of Luis Enrique, who first told Robert Moreno that he wanted to lead the team in the European Championship went to him. There are no - no known - previous maneuvers, and if there are not, perhaps dialogue, understanding, some empathy, would have found a way. But Luis Enrique is not a type of intermediate roads. With Luis Enrique it is all white or black. Grays do not exist in your life. In reality yes, but not in your life. Luis Enrique's explanation of the break with Moreno, the very use of the term "disloyalty," the chronological situation of disagreement ("the disagreement occurs on September 12," he said textually) implies that the relationship is broken by sports issues. Or not?

Because what was the problem? That, while drawing firmness in his speech, left things unexplained. It is worth stopping in one sentence: «I saw it coming, because of the non-events over the last weeks,» said Luis Enrique, referring to Moreno's desire to train. Those last weeks coincide with the death of his daughter (August 29), where there was no sports news. But, immediately, he returned to the professional level: «Excessive ambition is exaggerated, I do not consider it as a virtue». Again, as in this whole story, a hint, an imprecise phrase, the game of half-truths.

A game that Rubiales also played. In his press conference on November 19 he said: «I have only spoken three times with Luis. The second of them, on October 31 in Zaragoza, where he tells us he wants to train again. Molina and I decided that after the qualifying phase we will talk to everyone ». This Wednesday, Luis Enrique said: «There, in Zaragoza, they show me the interest they have in me to return». I said it.

PS The day Robert Moreno speaks, who will do it, will also play this dangerous game.

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