Luis Enrique: Who would I most like to resemble in this Spain squad? Jordi Alba Football Coach explained his decision

After Luis Enrique surprised once again with his Spain squad, he has explained his decision to hand Jordi Alba a shock recall.

The two have had a difficult relationship dating back to their time at Barcelona together and the defender hadn't previously featured in any of his La Roja squads.

However, it would appear that his form is too good to ignore for the Spain boss.

"I'm not going to make decisions based on popular opinion and public clamour for so-and-so," Luis Enrique said.

"The decision making has to be clear and I think that the best thing for the national team is for him to come back now.

"Nothing has changed with respect to the previous squads, there is no problem with any player and I have shown that.

"Nobody who is here knows Jordi better than this coaching staff and it was a professional decision, nothing more.

"There are many factors which influence these decisions: their current form, their team's statistics, their teammates...

"We make decisions knowing that there will be many who don't agree with them but we will continue making them and doing it the same way.

"He will be one of the captains and I have nothing that needs to be fixed with Jordi Alba, everyone will be treated the same way."

The former Roma coach also admitted that there was still a sense of frustration after their last result against England that lingered among the group.

"There is still a bittersweet feeling about the England game, given how things went," he added.

"Our mistakes weren't normal as we had been enjoying so much success.

"However, the team did come back in the second half and that is something that I did like to see."