2023-08-09 17:11:56
Luis Rubiales is one more in the concentration of the Spanish team in New Zealand. He arrived for the debut against Costa Rica – albeit very tightly because his combination of flights suffered delays, cancellations and changes – and he will be the last to leave. Whatever happens in the quarterfinals, he will stay until August 20, as he will attend the convention organized by FIFA in Sydney on women’s soccer.
Accompanied by the Vice President of the Spanish Federation (RFEF), Raphael of the Master, rubiales He is in the same hotel as the players and the coaching staff and has lunch and dinner with the team. Both from the locker room and from the ‘staff’ they highly value “his closeness and kind treatment over short distances; she cares about everything, she asks us, is interested, congratulates us, gives us advice … We have never seen it like this ”.
‘Relevo’ said a few days ago that this change could be due to one of the improvement points requested by some of the players who decided to declare themselves eligible again. Although the president of the RFEF was in the matches of Spain in the European Championship last summer, he was not part of the expedition as such, he did not “live” day to day with them and, in this sense, they noticed a “big difference” with the men’s team.
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has not been rubialeshowever, every day with the team that leads Jorge Vilda. It has also had meetings in other parts of New Zealand and in Australia. It has been seen with presidents of other federations – which, by the way, less than half have traveled – and with FIFA executives. But, after the defeat against Japan and the qualification for the round of 16 and later the quarterfinals, he has decided to focus one hundred percent on the team.
He considers that it is a very important moment for the team, that something historic has been achieved that must be valued. But also that now the goal is to go for more. rubiales He trusts the team and is optimistic about these quarterfinals against the Netherlands and being able to go to Australia, to play the final -in Sydney- or, at least, the match for third place -in Brisbane-.
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He has seen several matches, live and also on television, and he knows the strengths and weaknesses of the other teams. About Spain’s next rival, the Netherlands says that it is a very powerful team that is getting better and better, but they fully trust the ‘Red’.
Very satisfied with the role that Spain is playing, despite the ‘bump’ against Japan, he highlights the individual quality of each of the twenty-three players that are part of the national team and also how the group is working. Today, for all.
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