Jorge Vilda appeared before the media in the run-up to the World Cup semifinals against Sweden. The coach spoke about the most important duel of his career as coach so far, but, asked by the Swedish press, highlighted the management of Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF, with the conflict of ‘Las 15’.
“Since you ask about the past, the first thing I want is to value the support and backing of our president from day one. Without that, surely, we would not be here now. We have a president who reacted with courage and who bet so much for my coaching staff as well as for me, so I want to congratulate you on managing this entire process Now, looking at the present and the immediate future, there is a lot of unity in the group, even good vibes, and the desire to compete with professionalism and enthusiasm “.
Sweden’s strengths
“They are obvious. It is a tremendously powerful team on a physical level, they are very dangerous from set pieces, as they have shown not only now but throughout the year, they have scored many goals like that. And then, their power in offensive transitions “.
“It’s clear that we’ve analyzed Sweden, we know what we have to do both defensively and offensively, our game is recognizable and we’re not going to budge from our script. I’m sure they’re going to demand our best version of us.”
The match
“We have the opportunity to win them for the first time in history and I feel that they, due to their position, have a greater obligation to do so. But I am also convinced, and I think so, that we can perfectly look them in the eye and that if we give a good version of Spain, tomorrow we win the game”.
“The issue of penalties is a debate, whether they train or not. We think so. We have our way, which we are not going to reveal, but we have been waiting since the first day in case a penalty shootout comes, which the players have the maximum confidence. Through the analysis we can anticipate where the ones who take the most penalties in Sweden can take. What is impossible is to reproduce what is going to happen in the stadium and what it is going to mean on a mental or psychological level, but we can reinforce and work on tools so that the players arrive with maximum security”.
2023-08-14 05:13:57
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