MADRID, 7 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The national coach, Jorge Vilda, was “proud” of the level shown by his team despite the news in his squad and a world-class rival like Sweden, against whom he pointed out that they deserved the victory in Córdoba (1-1).
“I am very happy with the performance that all the players have given, I congratulate them. Proud to see what they have done, they are 100%, 11 Spanish players can compete against any rival. Today we played against the third team in the world and the start It has cost us,” he said at a press conference.
The coach said he had always had “peace” to lead the team despite the recent mess with 17 players asking not to be called up. “I have always worked with a lot of peace, with the peace of mind that comes from having a Federation behind you that gives you all the support and resources. There is a methodology that has given its results and that is the peace with which it has been since 2015,” he said. .
“It’s a new team, they haven’t played together yet, we don’t have those automatisms, but as soon as they scored a goal for us, we progressively went further. We finished the first half well and the second was for us and Spain deserved it the victory. We’ve had two very clear ones, even from set pieces we’ve performed well”, he added.
“It’s not a question of posture, this is a question of the Spanish team, of a shirt, of sportingly defending a country, of players who smile, who train 100%, who want to team up. They are united, a team that has given it everything, that doesn’t have any type of mental reserve, football in its purest form that we are looking for and that we have found in these five days”, he commented.
Spain left a great second half until they achieved 1-1 in the 83rd minute through Cardona and on Tuesday they will face another rival of the best like the United States. “We need time for them to gain experience. We will see that there are players with extraordinary talent,” he said.
“There is joy, enthusiasm, emotion, and that in the end is football. We seek maximum performance, we are demanding, but demanding in the moments that we have to work, in the moments of freedom, they enjoy and form a group. It is a united team, that nobody has to forget them,” he added.
On the other hand, Vilda explained that the competition to be in the selection will continue to grow. “There is a healthy competition, there is a competition to win a position. They return to their clubs, they have their matches and they are going to fight to return to this team with good performances. The players who have left today have done well and the fresh ones , also, that generates a ball that increases performance”, he finished.