hostility towards Gerard Pique during the upcoming
Euro 2016 qualifier with Luxembourg.
Vicente del Bosque is not expecting any hostility from Spain
supporters during the upcoming Euro 2016 qualifier with
Luxembourg after Gerard Pique was targeted during recent
international matches.
The Barcelona defender has been jeered by some Spain fans in
the last few months, with his vocal support of Catalan
independence reportedly one of the chief reasons.
The Leon-based friendly against Costa Rica in June saw the
centre-back widely targeted, with September's qualifier with
Slovakia in September resulting in a similar outcome.
But Del Bosque feels the team's reception in Logrono ahead of
Saturday's clash has been better and he expects that to
continue during the match.
"The reception has been warm. They [the locals] have been very
good to us all and we are grateful to Logrono," he told reporters.
"We will play with the best possible atmosphere."
Despite a disappointing defeat to Slovakia early in their
campaign, Spain are on the brink of securing an automatic
passage to Euro 2016.
But Del Bosque insists qualifying has not been easy and is
pleased that their journey through Group C has inspired
optimism.
"This phase of qualification has been very difficult. After the
defeat in Slovakia it was complicated, but we are in an excellent
position to qualify automatically. We will have done very well to
get to France," he said.
"We are the European champions and it's good that optimism
reaches the people.
"We will just try to play our game and give our best [on
Saturday]."
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