Santi Denia, the Spanish U-21 coach, considered that, in order to beat Switzerland in the quarterfinals to be played on Saturday, they had to “play a better game than what they have” “done in today” in the category’s European Championship.
“All the teams in the quarterfinals did moderately well. Switzerland has already touched us, we already know each other and are a very good team. We have to play a better game than the ones we played so far, better than in March, to win,” he said in a press conference.
A Santi Denia who did not want to be alone in Switzerland’s last defeat, 1-4 against France, and thought about his level.
“That result is not true. Switzerland plays a very good game and has options to lead the scoreboard. We have to do things as a group and with everyone putting all their efforts at the service of the team”, he assured.
“They attack very well. They are very offensive players and this is a team that wants to play you, with a transition… we have to do things very well to achieve success”, he completed.
In addition, he assessed how it would help Spain under-21 to have six footballers, and himself, who have won the European under-17 and under-19 when faced with this type of elimination match.
“It doesn’t guarantee you anything, but those experiences help. What is clear to us is that it will be a very difficult game. We faced him in March and we know how good he is,” he commented.
Source: La Verdad
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