It's cold and raining, even at times, in Oslo. Being October, this is not news, obviously, although these weather conditions come to the Spanish team after spending quite a lot of heat in Madrid and Seville.. The coaching staff and the medical staff are not concerned about this change in temperature, which was the most talked about almost a decade ago, at the World Cup in Brazil, when they were looking for explanations for the tremendous crash that the best team in the history of this country. There, Vicente del Bosque's group was concentrated in Curitiba, with temperatures slightly above zero, but then they were going to play in Salvador de Bahía (1-5 against the Netherlands) and Rio de Janeiro (0-2 against Chile).. None of that is happening today in Norway, where a match awaits Spain that can mathematically take it to the European Championship.

Against players of the stature of Haaland, Odegaard or Sorloth, the team will oppose the framework that Luis de la Fuente has been building in the just seven games he has coached since March. In all the press conferences, including yesterday's one at the Ullevaal Stadium, the coach constantly repeats the word “team”. On many of these occasions, it alludes to non-sports concepts (unity, good atmosphere, camaraderie, etc…) but it also refers to the process of building a team being a selection, a journey in which many technicians have failed.. De la Fuente, like it more or less, has a team or, at least, the foundations of a team, because taking a look at the lineups, there are six immovable players. And with a little more in-depth analysis, we can sense some more.

In goal, only Unai Simón's injury in March allowed Kepa to get some minutes. The Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper, chosen shortly before the 2021 Euro Cup by Luis Enrique, also has the trust of De la Fuente. Kepa is the second regular and David Raya seems the third. But, to play, Unai Simón, who also lives a little more calmly because he does not have the requirement of having to play with a teammate on all occasions. Since hitting balls is allowed here, life is much easier for him.

The two centre-backs are also unquestionable. In March two things happened that are in the past. On the one hand, the nationalization of Le Normand was not yet ready and, on the other, the coach did something that he never repeated again: he changed the entire team between Norway and Scotland. The romp at Hampden Park returned Laporte to his place and, already in the League of Nations, Le Normand appeared. The two nationalized Frenchmen are the central defenders of Spain. Without discussion.

Ahead of them, two other fixed. Rodrigo Hernández and Gavi. The Manchester City midfielder, the best in the world in his position, offered few doubts, but there were some with Gavi. However, in recent months he has convinced the coach and is the undisputed starter.. The sixth, and last, permanent one, is Morata, starter in all the games except the one in Glasgow. That is to say, more than double the team is permanent, barring injury, and this will be the case until the Euro Cup, for which there are five games left: tonight, the last two qualifying matches in November (Cyprus and Georgia) and two friendlies in March. .

But the thing is that, with other positions not being so clear, a little attention reveals that other players could be added to those half a dozen players.. Carvajal at right back is one of them, and Dani Olmo and Asensio (absent this month after being injured in September) too, which hardly leaves any doubt at left back, where Balde still shows signs of immaturity and makes way for Gayá ( also injured on this occasion) and the third midfielder, a position that is disputed by Mikel Merino and Fabián, with permission, of course, from Pedri, with whom Luis de la Fuente has not yet been able to count on and who, in the opinion of many, is the most talented Spanish player.