Madrid (AFP)

Another psychodrama in Spain team! Despite a convincing qualification for the Euro-2020, the inexperienced coach Robert Moreno was unceremoniously disembarked Tuesday for the benefit of his former mentor Luis Enrique, whom the former deputy took over at short notice due to a family drama.

It is to be believed that the president of the federation, Luis Rubiales, likes the dramatic events: after having surprised the football planet by sacking Julen Lopetegui on the eve of the World Cup-2018, the boss of the RFEF has again changed coaches, for the fourth time in a year and a half.

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"Today we can confirm that Luis Enrique is returning to his workstation," Rubiales said on Tuesday, adding that "it had always been clear that if Luis Enrique wanted to come back, he would come back."

As an air of déjà vu, the new coach is the former coach of FC Barcelona (49 years), already in office from August 2018 to June 2019 but forced to withdraw from March because of the sickness of one of his daughters. The Asturian ended up resigning in June, before the death of little Xana at the age of 9 from bone cancer at the end of August.

This mourning, which moved Spain, led Robert Moreno to accept the interim then the succession of his mentor and friend, with a clear roadmap: to qualify the Roja for the Euro then lead the national team at the the final phase (June 12-July 12).

- "Total crisis" -

This will not be the case, and the context seems unwelcome after the wide victory won Monday against Romania (5-0): Moreno did not show up at a post-match press conference and left his players tears in the eyes, according to the Spanish press.

"A total crisis reigns around the Spanish selection", summed up the sports daily Marca, the most read of the country, with the first page: "Spain can not be a circus." Rubiales managed in the worst way the departure of Robert Moreno. "

Tuesday, in the absence of Moreno who was not present in front of the journalists, Rubiales wanted to defuse this crisis by affirming that it is Moreno himself who informed him of the will of return of Luis Enrique.

Barça's former video analyst, Moreno (42) has chained nine undefeated games on the bench and guided La Roja to first place in Group F qualifying for the Euro, while invigorating the sacrosanct passing game. Spanish in the wake of veteran Santi Cazorla or nuggets Fabian Ruiz and Saul Niguez.

- Breaking -

Although Moreno had ensured at the beginning of September that he was ready to "step aside to rework" as deputy of Luis Enrique, as at AS Roma (2011-2012), Celta Vigo (2013-2014) and then at FC Barcelona (2014-2017), the Catalan should not appear in the new organizational chart of the team.

Can the return of Luis Enrique stop the revival of Spain? The Asturian, winner of the 2015 Champions League on the bench of Barça, has more experience, but he is also more brittle than his former collaborator, who seduced the press and the players by his weighted tone and pedagogy.

With the return of Luis Enrique, it is already the fifth term (for four breeders) since the start of summer 2016 Vicente del Bosque, crowned world champion in 2010.

Julen Lopetegui (2016-2018) was sacked two days before the start of the World Cup-2018 by Rubiales for negotiating his departure to Real Madrid in the back of the federation.

Then sports director, Fernando Hierro succeeded him at short notice but could not do better than a knockout in the round of 16 against Russia (1-1 ap, 3 tab 4), giving way to Luis Enrique.

But if, with "Lucho", Spain has raised its head, the new official change of course Wednesday sowing doubt on the ability of the "Roja" to shine at the Euro-2020 held in twelve cities in Europe, including Bilbao.

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