The coach warns about the risks of speculating because you can lose everything in a few seconds
Luis Enrique understands that fans are considering whether Spain is interested in finishing first or second in the group in order to take a theoretically clearer path in the knockout rounds and thus Brazil, the heavy favorite to win the World Cup, in the to avoid the quarterfinals. But his experience tells him that the calculator is not a good counselor, because the batteries can run out at the most unexpected moment and everything you have won in 90 or 100 minutes can be lost in a few seconds. “We can’t do the milkmaid’s bills, the high league sport has no speculation,” warned the coach at the Doha Convention Center on the eve of the game against Japan. La Roja depends on herself to be the first in the group. There are several combinations, but a win against the Asians would be sure.
“We want to win to finish first. What will we encounter in the quarter-finals with Brazil? Well, to win the World Cup you have to shut out all the rivals who touch you. Imagine we are tied 0-0 with Japan, and Costa Rica and Germany are also tied 0-0. Everything is going well and suddenly in the 95th minute Japan and Costa Rica score and we are left out,” he reflected. So their footballers will enter the field with the only slogans that they are true to their ideas and are looking from the first minute The Asturian coach understands that his team will carry the weight of the match against the Japanese for most of the game and that they will bet on very high pressure to make it difficult for them to get the ball out, as in the Olympic Games Spain resolved that difficult confrontation in extra time.
The coach did not want to say whether there will be any changes regarding the starting eleven against Germany. Busquets has a yellow card and the possibility of resting him to avoid sanction risks is not ruled out. Luis Enrique opted for ambiguity, the same one he showed when questioned about attacking capabilities. “The front eight are very good.” Even Ansu Fati, who performed specific sessions to put herself on the same level as the rest. It will be necessary to see if the chosen formula against Japan is that of the ‘false 9’ or if Morata has taken ownership after his great game against Germany. Gavi and Rodri have both received blows and trained on the sidelines of the group on Tuesday as a precaution. “We will see in the last training” at the Qatar University sports complex, “but in principle they are available.”
There are seven outfield players who have not yet been released in the league: three central defenders, Eric García, Pau Torres and Guillamón, a midfielder, Marcos Llorente, and two wingers, Sarabia and Yéremy and Pino. “It’s a pity, but that’s how it works. There will be one of the 26 that came who won’t play for a minute,” he said. Luis Enrique pointed out that because of his style of play, with significant wear and tear, it will almost always be the forwards who are substituted in matches. “The headlines will have to go blank for 45 or 60 minutes and then they will come in with others,” he added before insisting that the players who start must be as decisive as those coming off the bench. He told them all as they gathered in Las Rozas to try and enjoy the World Cup despite the tension involved. “Pressure is a privilege” is the motto that moves La Roja.
Source: La Verdad
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