Him Enriqueusually ironic and joking in his appearances before the press, briefly analyzed the draw for the group stage of the Mundial of Qatar who has paired you with Germany, Japan and the winner of the playoff between Costa Rica and New Zealand which will take place in June.
“It’s easy, isn’t it? Easy! With Germany?” joked the Asturian coach, present in Doha. “It’s going to be nice, it’s a great group with a great rival, we’ll enjoy it. A World Cup is not played often,” Lucho said.
“My body has stayed as it was before the draw, the same. Regardless of who we got, being there is already a prize. Being seeded means that what has been done in recent years counts. We face Germany and I don’t know much about the rest , there is time to analyze”, signaled the selector.
“We will continue trusting in what we are as a team, our style is very clear and the idea we have. Competing against us is very complicated and it will be difficult to defeat us. Anyone can beat us and we can beat any team”, added the Spaniard this friday in Doha.
Praise Luis Enrique The growth of Germany since the arrival of the selector Hansi Flick and does not trust any rival of the Group E. “A more difficult draw can surprise you later in the championship. Nobody knows how the selections will arrive in that month, what seems easy can later be difficult. It is time to enjoy and be optimistic,” recommended the Spaniard.
“Germany is a power that with a change of coach, who is top, we can already see that their numbers have improved. They are also in a renewal period but we are Spainseventh in the world ranking and we are going to conquer the world”, valued the coach from Gijón after the draw for the championship, which took place in the capital of Qatar.
Regarding the rest of the group’s rivals, he admitted Luis Enrique who does not have enough knowledge to value them. “I don’t know Japan, but it will be a very difficult team and the fourth to appear, from my experience, I know that there is never an easy first game in a big tournament.”
“All the teams have the same handicap, it is a different date, we believe that the players are going to be fresher and they are not going to be tired; you can see a higher level of football, but there will not be a preparation of days”, sentenced Luis Enrique.
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