Inside the office of Spain Head Coach Bosque.
Bosque, the decorated coach who had led Spain to World Cup and European Championship glory, was watching a match recording with his assistant coach Toni.
Neither of them cared about the result. Their focus was on the performance of the number 10 in the green jersey.
After watching the footage, assistant coach Toni's eyes lit up as he excitedly said to Bosque:
"Old friend, this guy was practically tailor-made for our national team lineup. With him, our lack of attacking firepower up front can finally be completely solved!"
Bosque smiled and raised a hand, signaling for his old partner not to get so worked up.
Although he also admitted that Werder Bremen's number 10 was indeed an excellent fit for Spain's current tactical system.
The problem was that he was far too young!
He had heard that the boy was not even seventeen. Calling up someone that young to start for the national team—even as a title-winning coach, he would probably be torn apart by the media!
"He's good, certainly, but he's a little too young. If we call him up rashly, I'm afraid it'll stir up controversy. You know how difficult those domestic reporters can be, don't you?"
Coach Toni saw his partner's hesitation and came up with a compromise.
"How about this? Let's have him play for the Youth National Team first. If he can adapt to their matches and perform well, then we can add him to the national team squad. That way, there won't be nearly as much controversy!"
Bosque nodded. It was a good idea, so he handed the matter over to Toni.
After the match against Hamburg, the next Bundesliga round would not come for another two weeks.
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