Luis Enrique: “It took us until the end but I am very happy”

The national coach, Luis Inwealth, he was “super proud” of his players after the game against Switzerland and the 1-0 victory. The rival, according to the Asturian, “did not show in the classification what he had shown in the field and we knew it and we had worked well because we were aware of the high level of the rival”.

Regarding the development of the game, Luis Enrique He showed that the team “took it until the end” to finish taking the three points but that “the important thing” was to have achieved it. He also highlighted the team's attitude during the last minutes where “the easy thing was to get back and defend the result and the boys have known how to pull up and finish the game on the rival field. I am very happy about it. In fact, there is nothing I am not happy about, ”said the coach.

What stood out the most was the pressure made by his team against a team that “played with five defenders and two pivots, so going to press is more complicated. I think that the goal was not his mistake but rather a success of Spain, which is a very different nuance ”.

Further, Luis
Enrique He confessed that the game, having so many moments of pressure, “was not very showy but in the end the team worked hard and well and we got the victory, which is the important thing.”

Thrill to the end

And if there was something that Luis Enrique missed, it was not having been able to close the game before. “I think we played well and we were able to close the game before half-time but we didn't hit the mark. They only had a clear in the first part that stopped very well David (Of
Gea) but not much more ”.

Finally, the Asturian coach did not want to ensure whether or not he has a starting eleven for the important games. “For me all the games are important. What we are trying to generate is competitiveness. We seek to create a team of 23 footballers who know they can play and help the team as much as possible ”.

The next rival, UkraineHe will arrive with the same load of matches and for this reason the coach did not worry too much about it: “we will see how the players are after these two games and then we will act based on it. To me, refreshing the team is something I like, “he said. Luis
Enrique.