Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui said how he has no regrets about taking up the job ahead of the World Cup which led to him being sacked from his role with the Spain team, and that he would do the same again.
Spain went into the World Cup lurching from Lopetegui's dismissal as coach just days before after it was felt by the federation that he was no longer acceptable for him to continue.
"Simply I took a decision and I would take it again, I did it honestly and I have no regrets," he said.
"Madrid has grown (in recent years), it was always special and now with the new trophies it is even more so, they are the best of the 21st century.
"For me now the responsibility has always been to manage a group in order for them to win, the day to day now is different from being Spain coach. It is unknown for most coaches what it is like to be in charge of Spain but the day to day is demanding, different."
He denied having any hang-ups when he hears about the Spain team now.
"Not at all, I am very happy to train Madrid, we have a great challenge, a fantastic objective and I have a lot of hope that it goes great for the national team with Luis Enrique," he continued.
"I am a fervent supporter of Spain, now it is period for me in the past and now we are focused on our objective which is a big challenge. We are all focused on what we have to do now and the past is in the past.
"The way it happened cannot be changed. I don't want to look backwards, I explained at my presentation what I felt and I feel the same now. I am not uncomfortable about what was said and I am just concentrating on the present. I explained the situation, we did the right thing, I mean with that Madrid and I would do it again."
Lopetegui did not want to reveal how the negotiations took place.
"I don't want to go back and explain again what happened each day, how it was...that page is now closed, we explained what we did, everyone does what they think is right," he stated.
"I explained the situation, it is big responsibility at Madrid and I am totally happy. I am very grateful to those that helped me with the national team, the players, the staff and I see it that way.
"We cannot control what was said, what we did was understand what had to happen, when I say that I am talking from the perspective of Madrid and we did it in the most honest and responsible way.
"Everything went very quickly, the players did what they had to do and concentrate on the World Cup. I do not want to talk about it, it is between the players and me. I repeat that we did it because we were convinced it was for the best if I was not going to say no to Madrid. I wanted to say yes to Madrid and that is what I did."