Santi Denia puts pressure on his players

He Spain under-21 coach, Santi Deniahe assured on the eve of this Thursday’s game against the Slovakia, in Jerez de la Frontera, that “there is no friendship” and this commitment will serve as “preparation” to face Belgium on Tuesday in Almería in a qualifying match for the 2025 European Championship.

Before leading an afternoon training session at the Chapín stadium in Jerez, scene of this friendly dateThe Spanish coach said this Wednesday in a press conference that it is “key” to face this new game with a “new” generation and that the “important” thing is that they are “looking forward to the time together”, within a technical job that aims to “give your maximum.”

“The atmosphere is very good with them, and that is important for a coach, that there is a good group, a good atmosphere, that they are eager to come together and also compete in games like tomorrow and Tuesday. Now our job as coaches they agree, build a team and so they can give their best version to us,” he highlighted. Denia.

Regarding Slovakia, its rival Thursday in Chapín, the coach indicated that they have players with “quality” and with “speed”, in addition to remembering that he debuted as an international footballer with Spain who are under 21 years old in this same stadium, in a match. against Ireland in 1992, bringing back “very good memories.”

Santi Denia He said he was “delighted” by the presence of defenders on the call. Dean Huijsen (Roma) and Christian Mosquera (Valencia) and forward Mateo Joseph (Leeds), who, because of their origins, can choose to play in other teams, and hope that “this will give them minutes.”

He also appealed to the fans Chapín recorded a good entry and said that they had “just arrived at Jerez” and that they were “pleased to be here, in Cádiz, in Andalusia.”

“The field is good and now what we want is to encourage the people of Jerez to fill the field and help us win the match against Slovakia,” said the La Rojita coach.