2023-06-16 00:10:17
The players of the selection stayed for many minutes celebrating the pass to the final. There was a lot of desire to do it. could be seen Soccer players also suffer from the climate of unrest created around the figure of their coach. Their best gift to him was the classification and the desire they put on the field. “It has been a hard week,” admitted Laporte. “I imagine that for the coach it will also have been a relief.”
“In the end you will understand why they call me the quiet man,” said the coach when appearing at a press conference. The man from La Rioja comes out stronger from a very difficult game that gives him the opportunity to win the team’s first title since Euro 2012 next Sunday. «We have never doubted ourselves. We are fully convinced that it is a process and that it takes time. Sooner or later things are going to work out. Things fall into place naturally. My coaching staff is fantastic, and from within we are calm that it was going to turn out as we are working.
«The protagonists and those who have merit are the footballers. We are the same as against Scotland, but with more background and more knowledge of the idea, “he continued. And he sees himself capable of defeating Croatia, despite the fact that in principle it hurts them to have one less day of rest: «We left with morale through the roof. This group is very excited, has a lot of energy and we are sure we will recover well. I am convinced that on Sunday we will play a high-level match.”
Along with the coach, Joselu was the most wanted by cameras and microphones. His balance with Spain is overwhelming: three games and five shots for three goals. Against Italy, he barely needed four minutes to break the game and avoid extra time. “You had to have faith, I think we played a great game, dominating the second half. It was necessary for a ball to enter ». He found a way to do it, taking advantage of the rejection of a shot from Rodri’s front. There were doubts for everyone about his position, except for him. «I was there as a rogue waiting to see what would happen in the shot. It has fallen to me… and I was convinced that it was not offside.
As in the Istanbul final, Rodri was voted MVP of the match again after another very complete match. On Sunday he could complete his fantastic week, in which he has naturally assumed a new leadership role. «I want to emerge as a figure with whom my colleagues can feel calm. And for that you have to transmit it yourself, ”said the midfielder with a smile.
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