“We believe a lot in possession of the ball”

Spanish coach Sonia Bermúdez said, yesterday Sunday, after La Roja’s 1-0 victory over the United States in Group C of Women’s U-20 World Cup in Colombiathat his team believes a lot in “having the ball.” Bermúdez declared himself happy for the victory and insisted that they will have a very complicated fight in the future. “The important thing is to get the players back as soon as possible and thinking about the next one, so we are very happy for the victory,” he said.

The coach of a Spain that defeated the United States with a goal in the 8th minute by Olaya Enrique, said in the mixed zone of the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium that he will think about tomorrow’s tactics, “now to recover them and think about the next opponent .”

Regarding his players, Bermúdez thinks their biggest value is to believe “a lot in having the ball, in putting together passes to combine. I think we have a team with different records, it was seen in some plays, a team that we can try to get the ball, the players trust that message, we also have players who move well behind us and now we believe that to fight the speed of the United States we needed the ball, we trusted that and it turned out very well for us,” he said.

“The truth is that it was a very difficult game, we had to score in the second, it didn’t go in, but we suffered because the United States always make it difficult for you and I think the team knows how to suffer in defense. ,” he concluded.

Júlia Bartel, on the same line as the coach

For his part, the captain of Spain and the former player of Barça, Julia Bartel, said that he and his group were very happy with the match they played against the USA “(Happy) with what was done on the field, and in the end the United States It’s a great power and getting off to a good start is always important.”

“It was a match with many misunderstandings, a game that was enjoyable and we had to adapt to the heat but well, as players we are also grateful that these ‘cool breaks’ can be done because hydration is very important for us. , so “We’re very grateful that it can be done,” he said, referring to three instances where the game was stopped to let the players cool down.

“We are a team that always wants to have the ball and always wants to have control and dominate, so nothing, it was a good game and we know that things can be improved and we still have a lot to do and we are very happy . . Now we go to Paraguay to try to get closer to the next round,” concluded the Spaniard.

On the next day of Group C, the United States will play Morocco and Spain will play Paraguay.