I realised that the political context had got worse since the 2010 World Cup. I tried to ignore it but I wanted, as a national coach - you may call this Utopia - to make Catalans and Basques feel good about supporting a Spanish side... to unite even the most sectarian and nationalist.
“I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.”