MADRID, Jan. 26 (SportsFinding) –
The national coach of male handball, Jordi Ribera, was “very happy” for the gold won in the European by an “extraordinary group” and involved in “wanting to achieve the goal” and celebrated above all the achievement of the “double prize of that Olympic square so desired by all. “
“I am very happy for this extraordinary group and an example is that I wanted to give them rest one day and they did not let me, that means the implication they had in wanting to achieve the goal. I am also very happy for our sport in Spain that despite the difficulties it remains and can be champions, “said Ribera in statements provided by the RFEBM.
In addition, the Catalan celebrated “that double prize with the Olympic square so desired by all”. “We are qualified for the next World and European and we leave without having lost a single game, with only the draw against Croatia, and that is why we must see the difficulty of a tough competition, with 24 teams, a match more than the previous one and that important teams such as Denmark and France were charged in the first phase, “he said.
The coach stressed as key “have always worked match by match.” “We never went further. When we finished the semifinal they told us that there was only one game left and I said no, that we had to enjoy, that we had gone to a single game and that we would think the next day because we never have to be obsessed with it will come and not enjoy or live the present, and that is what allows us to enjoy winning the championship, “he said.
On the match, Ribera acknowledged being calm when Croatia traced the four-goal disadvantage. “I think that when you are there you are not afraid, you have to manage emotions and find solutions with the players,” he explained.
“It was clear that they were not going to let us go on the scoreboard and the most important thing was to arrive with that goal at the end and not have to overcome it. There I think they have noticed more pressure and at that particular moment of the last play I have been about to ask for the dead time, but I delayed it and that was when Alex scored, “the coach said.