Vicente del Bosque has removed any doubts over his future as the manager of Spain. The former Real Madrid boss was speaking at a press conference in Salamanca, where he visited his football academy.
He said: "I've been in contact with the Federation while I've spent some time away from it all and the six years of success far outweigh two poor games. The Federation are feeling strong at the moment and they value the work I have done. We are feeling strong again and we are going to continue our work, in the same way we always have".
The 2010 World Cup winning coach assured changes will be made: "We're planning our upcoming games in the knowledge that we'll have to take some footballing decisions, just as we've had to before. We mustn't make drastic changes, just continue on the same path and tweak the odd thing".
Del Bosque also stated that he is eager to perform well with Spain at the 2016 European Championship: "We can do better and get ourselves back on the right track. We'll try to successfully defend our title at the next European Championships". The Spain boss was annoyed at some of the criticism his team had to endure after their terrible World Cup campaign: "Some people accused us of not knowing how to lose and that angered me, because I think that we all accepted the superiority of our opponents".
