Spain Coach Explains Why Lamine Yamal Missed Match
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Luis de la Fuente is the coach of Spain's football team.
He did not pick Lamine Yamal for a match against the Czech Republic.
Lamine Yamal is a young star player.
Some people in Spain are angry about this.
De la Fuente explained his decision.
He said, "I preferred that he stay at home."
The coach wants to try new young players.
He calls them a new generation of players.
The match was part of the Nations League.
This is a competition between European countries.
De la Fuente is not worried about the criticism.
He thinks his choice was good for the team.
Vocabulary15 words
- decision
- a choice you make
- generation
- a group of people born around the same time
- Nations League
- a football competition between European countries
- competition
- a contest between teams or people
- criticism
- when people say something is bad
- coach
- a person who leads a sports team
- squad
- the group of players on a team
- match
- a game between two teams
- star
- a very famous and good player
- rest
- to relax and not work
- explain
- to tell why something happened
- choice
- a decision between things
- worried
- feeling nervous about something
- team
- a group of players who play together
- young
- not old
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1. The coach of Spain's team 2. The coach preferred him to stay home 3. Nations League
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Luis de la Fuente is the _____ of Spain's football team.
He did not pick Lamine Yamal for a _____ against the Czech Republic.
Lamine Yamal is a young _____ player.
Some people in Spain are angry about this _____.
De la Fuente explained his decision.
He said, "I preferred that he stay at _____."
The coach wants to try new young _____.
He calls them a new _____ of players.
The match was part of the Nations League.
This is a _____ between European countries.
De la Fuente is not worried about the _____.
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