The appointment of Luis de la Fuente as the main coach of the Spanish soccer team was news that was liked – a lot – by Fabián Ruiz, current Paris Saint-Germain player. The Andalusian midfielder knew, from that moment on, that his chances of putting on the La Roja shirt again would be very high. after being ruled out by Luis Enrique from the last World Cup.
Elimination in the Euro Cup in 2021 It was a before and after in Fabián’s future in the national team. A priori, it all started in the round of 16 of said competition after Koke entered the field with just 12 minutes left in the game and Spain was winning 3-1. In the blink of an eye, Croatia tied the match and the match went to extra time, extra time where the Spanish team was able to solve the score with goals from Morata and Oyarzabal.
From that moment on, He completely disappeared from the eleven and from Luis Enrique’s calls, another case similar to what happened to Mikel Merino. What’s more, in the 2021 Euro, after qualifying in an agonizing way, he was not called up to face Switzerland in the quarterfinals and He did not play any minutes in Spain’s elimination against Italy in the semifinals of the tournament. This situation predicted what would happen in the coming months: together with Thiago (due to injury), He would become the only player from that squad not to play a single minute with the national team again.being left out of the list for the Qatar World Cup and the UEFA Nations League.
A season from less to more
Months later, and after the departure of Luis Enrique as coach of the Spanish soccer team, Fabián Ruiz would reunite with his ‘old friend’ at Paris Saint-Germain. At the start of the season, the Andalusian footballer still did not have Lucho’s trust. However, and with the passage of time, PSG’s ‘8’ would earn a place in the starting eleven and he would end the course being essential in the Asturian coach’s scheme, also winning the Ligue 1 title and being just one step away from playing in his second Champions League final in history.
His return to the national team
683 days later After his last match against Croatia, Fabián Ruiz was once again called up for the Spanish team and played in an official match with his country’s shirt under the command of Luis de la Fuente, his greatest supporter: he only played nine minutes against Norway to demonstrate his great quality with a spectacular assist to Joselu that marked the goal of tranquility against the Nordic country (finished 3-0).
From there, the one from the Palacios has returned stronger than ever to the different calls for the national team and He has become one of Luis de la Fuente’s regular playerswho longs to recover the best version of Fabián in the next European Championship in Germany.
