MADRID, 4 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish women's water polo coach, Miki Oca, has highlighted the “good work in defense” and the “good combinations in attack” of his team in their victory this Saturday against China (5-18) on the first day of the Championship. World of water polo, which is being held in Doha as part of the Swimming World Cup, and has warned that Tuesday's match against Greece “will be another story.”
“Greece will be another story. We have the experience of Eindhoven with them, but we are aware that each match and championship is another story. In fact, two days later they played for the bronze medal and played an excellent match against Italy, winning. There we must put the focus, not so much on what we did, but on how they got the bronze,” he said in statements to the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN).
On the other hand, he analyzed this Sunday's duel. “As soon as we began to play a more dynamic defense and with more movement, we forced more errors from the Chinese attack, and it also gave us more opportunities on the counterattack. The game went from less to more, it was important to start well. It is a good result, with good work in defense and also good combinations in attack.
In addition, he acknowledged that “the game has worked quite well” when they have been in superiority. “This is the first game and we will see. In two days we will have Greece and we have to start preparing for the game now because it is going to be a very tough opponent,” he said.
Finally, Oca spoke about his reunion with Joan Jané and Salvador 'Chava' Gómez, Chinese coaches. “We wished each other luck and we gave each other affection. Joan was our coach and 'Chava' was my teammate and teammate; we shared a room in the national team. The affection and respect is total. We wish each other luck for the rest of the tournament,” wakefulness.