MADRID, Jan. 20 (SportsFinding) –
The Spanish handball coach, Jordi Ribera, has stressed the “joy” in the group for having achieved the pass to the semifinals of the European Championship with his victory against Belarus (28-37) and is still missing from a game of the 'Main Round ', and stressed that the improvement in the defensive side after the break has put the duel on track and has allowed the team to see “calm and cheerful.
“It is very valuable to finish these matches by moving them forward with solvency, despite the difficulties we may have had. It is a joy for the group to have qualified before the last day. We must think how hard a European is and how many times a goal has given the classification to a team, “he said in statements provided by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation (RFEBM).
In this regard, he stressed the importance of the 'Hispanics' having sealed their fifth consecutive semifinals in a continental event. “For Spain and our handball it is important that we are there, it means that our sport is still at the top. We have lived a difficult European, where great teams like Denmark or France have been left out, and yet Spain continues being there. We have one game left in this phase against Croatia and we are already thinking about preparing the semifinals, “he said.
On the duel, the Catalan coach acknowledged that they have “suffered more in waiting than in the game.” “Now that we have removed our anxiety a bit, we all wanted to resolve the game too soon. We had a rival that has made us run a lot, has prevented us from making changes, taking advantage of clear launch situations in that counterattack … We have rushed sometimes in the ball recoveries, we wanted to make very short attacks, “he said.
“The rest has helped us to focus and both the contribution of Gonzalo-Perez de Vargas- and the improvement of defensive work has allowed us to focus more on the offensive facet. That and the recovery of balls to go out to counterattack has allowed us to open the When we have scored 4-5 goals up, the team has played quietly and joyfully, as I had played so far, “he concluded.