Spanish international Mariona Caldentey He admitted after the victory against Sweden that “certainly there are people waiting for us to lose so they can continue to criticize us and stone our roof, but we became stronger as a group and it is written that we must win now. To the people who were hoping things wouldn’t go well for us, I’m sorry.”
Caldentey, who was asked in a mixed zone if they had the feeling that there were people who expected defeat this Friday, said yes, but also emphasized that “many people criticize us, but many others support us and we notice that and we appreciate it. . With the journalists, the media, the players, the fans… It’s not all bad and we stick with it.”
“We really wanted to play, which is what we want to do and what we are good at, and I think we showed it. It is a difficult battle on the mental level. We are very tired and exhausted from thinking., but the game went well for us. “We are ready to compete like this and we are happy,” she said.
The Mallorca footballer from Barcelona He stated that they put a very high value on this success in Gothenburg. “It feels like one of the best games we’ve played as a team, even in the World Cup. It’s great to have everything go well for you and play well as a team.”
“We know how to suffer, they scored against us and we came back in the last minutes, The opposite was happening to us then. We have to be proud and think about the game against Switzerland,” she said.
However, Caldentey declared that winning was not freedom. “It was happiness, liberation, I don’t know how much we had that pressure, because, to be totally honest, if now we had given everything as we did and we didn’t win, we wouldn’t have anything to blame ourselves for,” she stated.
“This team always shows strength and character. We have played, what Spain wants to play and we stick to that. He was very calm (when taking the penalty that gave Spain a 2-3 victory). “Alexia told me that if it’s okay and I want to throw it away, I should do it,” she said.
On the other hand, regarding Montse Tomé’s call, he commented that “I will not go into the call because the captains have already spoken, It was a surprise that left me frustrated and angry.. They (Alexia Putellas and Irene Paredes) explained the process and we decided it was best to stay even though it wasn’t what we wanted and despite a little sleep we won.”
Finally, the Spanish forward said about Sweden’s gesture, which held a banner with the message “Done” before starting the game, that “we are very grateful and we thanked them, it was against everyone as the poster said.”
“Sweden has always been an exemplary team, in the game, society, culture and how they are as a team. We know we’ve been lucky and unlucky playing against them because they’re so good, but they’re always supportive,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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