FIFA World Cup 2018: 5 reasons why Spain could still win it without Julen Lopetegui

#2 Hierro

TOPSHOT-FBL-WC-2018-ESP-PRESSER — New Spain manager

Julen Lopetegui’s sacking made Spain appoint its sporting director as the manager of the team. He will now lead the unit from the sidelines and hope to galvanise the players’ morale.

Now Hierro is not your average person. This is a man that is a proper Spain and Real Madrid legend. Despite being a defender, he is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of Spain.

He has the respect of the players and has the personality to handle the dressing room. And at this point, that is what matters because the tactics have already been implanted within the group and all that remains now is a person who can manage the personalities and keep the harmony of the squad high.

Also, the fact that he has been with the team for seven months now makes it all the more assured that he is already aware of the type of football that Lopetegui played.

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Edited by Amit Mishra