MADRID, 28 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The midfielder of the Spanish team Tere Abelleira remarked this Friday that she has arrived at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with “that maturity” that she lacked and being “stronger” after a year below expectations at Real Madrid, while He made clear the existing union in the dressing room and that, despite his good start to the championship, he prefers to focus on “improving” on his mistakes.
“This year I have matured a lot this year. Perhaps at Real Madrid I had fewer minutes than I expected and it made me mature a lot and be mentally super strong. I have come to this World Cup with that maturity that I lacked and being stronger, I am having sensations good, but in the end the team is the one that is doing well and that benefits me,” Abelleira said at a press conference.
The Galician acknowledged that she had not seen his “beautiful” goal against Zambia “so many times” and that she preferred to focus on “seeing all” her actions on the pitch. “I want to improve on what I failed at, which I also failed at,” she warned.
In any case, he does not hide that “it is exciting that the coach dedicates these words to you” after the praise that the coach dedicated to him. “You see that you are doing your job, but I am aware that I made mistakes and that I have to improve a lot. I face what remains with great enthusiasm and knowing that we can do better,” he added.
For Abelleira, “it is very easy to adapt” to having players of the “level” of Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas at her side. “It is true that we have a lot of the ball and I know that I have to get more involved defensively, but they make it very easy for you and they give you a lot of help to get the ball out, they do everything so that you are more comfortable on the pitch,” he admitted. , emphasizing that the double Ballon d’Or “is a leader”. “When he speaks, he always adds up, he says the right thing at the right time and he is like that on and off the field,” she explained.
The Real Madrid player insisted that, despite having “good feelings”, she remains “with the general feeling” and with “the results of the team”, while she underlined the ‘closet depth’ that they have and that could be verified against Zambia. “The ones that came out in the second part gave a plus and that’s very good,” she said.
“IT SEEMS WE ARE SUPER UNITED”
The woman from Pontevedra described it as “incredible and super nice” to be able to have her relatives at this World Cup and highlighted “the good atmosphere” that exists in the group. , we all saw it and we all have had a hard time, but we have come together for a goal that is incredible. We want to go all out and that starts from a united dressing room, you can see that we are super united,” she added, asked about the conflict experienced within the team after several players resigned from being called up.
Regarding the decisive match against Japan, he expects “a very different match” from the previous two against Costa Rica and Zambia, “who went far back and looked for their backs.” “Against Japan it will be a bit of that fight for possession that we both like and I think it will be a very nice match,” he said.
Finally, Tere Abelleira is optimistic about Athenea del Castillo, who damaged her ankle in the last match. “She was left in a fright. She has trained on the sidelines in the gym. She came out ‘touched’, but Athenea always has that part of joy that is what she will make her recover a little sooner,” she commented. .