MADRID, 6 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The forward of the Spanish team Esther González assured that they are only “focused” on this Friday’s friendly match against Sweden and that their goal is to “take a step forward” in a match that will be “a good test” to see what level they are currently and after not being able to count on the players who requested not to be called up.
“We are focused on the game against Sweden. My mentality is that to perform I have to focus on the strengths and weaknesses of the Swedes, and what we can do to win. It is a friendly, but we want to take a step forward,” he warned. Esther González this Thursday at a press conference after being asked if she had had contact with any of the 15 internationals who sent the mail asking not to be summoned due to the situation in the national team.
The woman from Granada acknowledged that on Monday when the group gathered it was “everything very new”, but that “as the week has gone by” “the desire and ambition” have grown for two duels that “are of the highest competition”.
“We are clear about what we want. We want to prepare, improve, push ourselves and the game against Sweden is a good test to find out where we started from. We know it’s going to be a great game and we’re going to compete in it,” he added.
In this first match against the three in the FIFA ranking, she will debut her status as captain together with Ivana Andrés and Irene Guerrero. “It’s a pride, an honor and a responsibility, trusting you is always nice. I have to be myself and nothing more,” she said.
On the pitch she will meet her former teammate at Real Madrid Kosovare Asllani. “It’s going to be a great challenge because she’s a great player. We’re both very competitive and we get along very well, we always try to win and give our best,” confessed the striker.