Bulgaria coach: It is always difficult to face Spain. I originally hoped that Pedri would not play.

Hupu News on October 15th After losing 0-4 to Spain in the 2026 World Cup preliminaries, Bulgaria head coach Alexander Dimitrov said that the players' mental state affected the game process.

"I am not very happy, this game was very difficult because we saw in the players an unstable mental state, although they followed my instructions and showed more pride and more aggression. In fact, we could have scored one or two goals, and the team carried a bad psychological baggage. Against a team like Spain, which is aggressive and has such high quality players that leaves almost no space, the game became Very difficult. "

"Spain's football philosophy is not a one-day effort, but the result of years of hard work, as I observed when competing with the Spanish lower-age national teams, those teams have already shown this style of play. We originally expected Pedri not to play, he is one of the best players in Spain, but at the same time there are many other good players in Spain, and a good coach ".

Regarding the Bulgarian national team, he commented: "There are a lot of very young players joining now, and they will make some excusable mistakes due to lack of experience, but I am optimistic about the future, because through hard work, we can make great progress."