MADRID, 6 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish men's water polo coach, David Martín, has expressed satisfaction with the “hard-fought victory” this Saturday against Montenegro (12-14) on the second day of the European Championship, and believes that the team is “having a hard time adapting to the level of refereeing” of the tournament, which has, in his opinion, “a level of expulsions that the game does not require.”
“It was a very hard-fought victory, the games are being very tough, we are having a hard time adapting to the level of refereeing. We are at a level of expulsions that the game does not require, but it is what it is. We have to accept this criterion and know that The matches will be decided with 20 expulsions per match,” he said in statements provided by the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN).
In this sense, he stressed that it was “very important to win.” “Montenegro is a team that always plays very well with us, it is a very tough team physically. We have to adapt to the style of play that is being imposed because otherwise we will suffer. I am very happy with the victory,” he stressed.
Finally, regarding the match against France, he considers that it will be “exactly the same.” “They are a very tough team, like Croatia, they are going to put us in the double buoys, they are going to get prizes… We are going to have to be prepared to defend the underdog,” he concluded.