Murat Yakin, Switzerland coach, on Friday highlighted his team’s “confidence” to face the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 against England, where he emphasized its “quality”, but warned that it will cause “problems”. as did the Swiss team. against Italy and Germany in this tournament.
“We don’t know what England plan, but they have a lot of quality. We are in good shape, we have a lot of confidence in ourselves and we have shown it in some games. We played against the current champions (Italy) and we played well against Germany (in the of groups, with 1-1)”, he explained in a press conference at the Düsseldorf Arena, the scene of the clash this Saturday.
“The Italy match motivated us, of course. It gave us more confidence. Our fans were also very happy and our country celebrated it. These are the moments we live for and we are very grateful for it ,” continued the coach, whose team has never played in the semifinals of a major competition. Neither a World Cup nor a European Championship.
Is this the game of your life? “In the last two games you asked me that question. And hopefully you ask it again next week and things continue like this. Of course, it’s always a moment like this. It’s not a something you experience every day “But maybe next week you can ask that question again,” answered Yakin.
For this Saturday, the coach worked hard and analyzed every “detail” to prepare for the match against England. “We are happy to be in this moment. We have played well and we have been able to create problems for the big rivals,” insisted the Swiss coach, whose team has played 38 games under his direction, with 17 wins. , 13 draws and eight losses.
Source: La Verdad
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