Spanish coach Luis Enrique Martínez showed a very serious face at the end of the game after a 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic. “We found ourselves in a crooked game from the start. The first half was a continuous misery, with a team that retreated, with a great line of pressure. There was no easy game from home. The result is what it is, we don’t deserve to be beaten but we also don’t do the usual, ”he admits.
Luis Enrique stressed the difficulty of overcoming a defensive rival. “You have to think about eleven guys lock up in fifteen meters. Very aggressive. It’s hard to attack and we weren’t inspired, although in the second half we were better than the first.”
The coach with negative influence excluded the eight changes he made compared to the last game against Portugal. “Everyone has contributed things within the difficulty of the game. This is a team, for there there are also those who come in from outside,” he said.
Luis Enrique did get a positive reading. “The good news is that we are not losing. No team has made it to two consecutive Final Four. We are still hoping so the fight will continue,” he assured.
De Gavi did not want to extend his praise. “Gavi will continue to score goals. The best thing about Gavi is the complete package. The race, the defense, the attack, the nail … and the quality”, settled in this sense.
And about the defensive mistakes that the team had, he recalled: “The defense starts at 9, at the ends … That’s a defense. Today the rival has generate imbalances for us and they are things that I have to rectify to help the players. Accept the responsibility that is in me and try to improve. “
Luis Enrique elaborated that “we were not comfortable throughout the match. It had a huge cost to overcome a rival so withdrawn, so physically strong. We were not successful and consistent”. And he reasoned: “It makes no difference what any team does defending near their place. There’s some obvious imbalance in the way they hit. They come at us from the second line. We have to do surveillance and tilt. I don I don’t remember a team that defended well and put us in so much difficulty. “
And ‘he spoke‘ mea culpa ’. “The responsibility is mine for the imbalances that are created. The players have attitude.”
Source: La Verdad
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