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Spain: Luis Enrique laughs at the pressure of this new qualifying round
It was the first time that the coach of Spain, Luis Enrique publicly admits that he feels the pressure of the parties, but which he does not qualify as a symptom of weakness, but of nerves for each game. This was recognized last Friday when he announced the list of summoned.
Today in Athens he has acknowledged again that he feels pressure before the games. Tomorrow the Spanish team will be facing Greece, a very important match for their direct qualification aspirations for the Qatar World Cup.
The hope of being able to qualify for the World Cup without having to go to the playoffs is played this week, so Spain can only win this Thursday against Greece and do the same next Sunday at La Cartuja against Sweden.
Luis Enrique has recognized the importance of these two parties, so he has assumed the pressure generated by this double date.
The technical director of Spain has acknowledged that he is not afraid, but is afraid of what could happen after this double date.
However, today from Athens another Luis Enrique has been seen, who has regretted that outburst of sincerity on Friday when he spoke of the pressure so lightly.
A very optimistic Spain
"Right now I have a lot of confidence in the team because after watching the two training sessions in Las Rozas, and thinking about the one today, I am much more optimistic. Everyone has a lot of confidence, a very good pace and a great quality. I find myself more calm at the time of valuing this party ".
"All the players have transmitted a lot to me, so I can be calm, we are prepared for difficulties." Luis Enrique commented during the press conference when asked about the pressure generated by tomorrow's game.
"Luis Enrique was born with a lot of pressure. He was born on May 8, 1970 in Gijón, known as the paradise of the world. Since I was 18 or 19 years old, I have been enduring the pressure, and it makes me feel at ease peace. I have been very sincere, but seeing how my team has trained, I have confidence "adds the coach of Spain.
It could be seen how the journalists kept asking him about the pressure to which he replied: "I see you very worried about the pressure, what happens? What a blessed pressure. Give us all the pressure in the world. This team has shown that with pressure it always pays off. Please, without the pressure we would not be the Spanish team "were the words of the DT.
Luis Enrique and the end of the pressure
Clearly, the coach of the Spanish team was a little fed up with the questions about the pressure, so he decided to put an end to it to be able to answer other concerns of the journalists, which led him to feel much more comfortable at the press conference.
" Spain always has the obligation to win each game, it is what it has to do. We have to win with our weapons and that is our obligation, there has not been a single game where there is no pressure to win" commented Luis Enrique.
Before facing Greece, the Swedish team will be playing in Georgia, but the coach of the Spain team has acknowledged that he does not want to think about that result.
"I don't want to think about that game, right now there is only one, and it is Greece's in Athens. Thinking about what might happen next can mislead you. I don't know if we are more successful or not, but you have to go to the game from the beginning. At the beginning, trying to overcome a rival who is very tough. There is nothing else now, "added Luis Enrique.
"We played every game with a lot of pressure. So it was against Germany in the final phase of the Nations League, they or we passed, against Slovakia in the Euro it was the same, in the same crossings, we are really delighted with that scenario I have not sought a reference from any other party. "
"The illusion that we all have right now is quite great. We have the same illusion as in any other game. The illusion of attending the World Cup is the one that has us alive. The mistake has been mine for being so sincere, but I insist on the responsibility It is the same as always "added the Asturian coach.
Finally, Luis Enrique answered the last question of the conference in the following way: "We have to be quite optimistic and think that everything will turn out very well. Thoughts always generate energy, that energy generates actions. I am very happy, very optimistic, and I think we are going to win, and we will do very well. There will be time for bad and ugly things".
