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Luis de la Fuente: Spain to Focus on Messi in World Cup Final

Spain's coach Luis de la Fuente plans to pay 'special attention' to Lionel Messi in the World Cup final but ruled out man-marking the Argentina captain.

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Luis de la Fuente has revealed that Spain plans to pay'special attention' to Lionel Messi in the World Cup final on Sunday. The Spain coach ruled out using man-to-man marking against the Argentina captain, drawing from his experience coaching Sevilla's youth team when Messi was a junior at Barcelona. De la Fuente recalled a match where Messi scored four goals after his marker was substituted due to a yellow card.

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{"question":"Why is Spain focusing on Messi?","answer":"De la Fuente believes Messi is a unique talent and has been instrumental in Argentina's journey to the final. He aims to neutralize Messi's impact without resorting to man-marking."}

{"question":"What is de la Fuente's history with Messi?","answer":"De la Fuente first encountered Messi when coaching Sevilla's youth team. In a match against Barcelona's juniors, Messi scored four goals after the assigned marker was substituted."}

{"question":"Will Spain use man-marking against Messi?","answer":"De la Fuente explicitly ruled out man-marking, citing his previous experience where it failed to contain Messi."}

{"question":"What did de la Fuente say about Argentina's tactics?","answer":"De la Fuente dismissed suggestions that Argentina might use underhanded tactics, expressing admiration for the team and his friendship with Argentina's coach, Lionel Scaloni."}

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