The Spanish women’s national team arrived in Germany looking for a new title after the opening of the era Sonia Bermudez With clear superiority over Sweden in the Nations League semi-finals. However, the first leg of the final vs … Germanas was the coach’s first setback. Not because of the result, a 0-0 draw, but because of the match, in which the local team significantly outplayed a poor version of the Spanish team.
However, the coach chose to see the glass as half full, and given the Germans’ superiority, especially in the first half, she was left with good defensive work for her players. “In the first half they were superior, it was difficult for us to control the pressure. During the break we adjusted things and were better. but I want to highlight the team’s defensive work. He knew how to suffer and the match is open for a comeback in the Metropolitano.”
«When you beat Sweden 4-0, expectations are high, but the reality is not so. Football is very difficult and it was a match at the highest level. We knew how to suffer and we will leave with the result open for the team to return. The field was difficult to play on. He doesn’t make excuses. The Real Madrid player added: “It was not our best match, and we will improve in the return match.”
In her third match as coach, she repeated nine players who were also starts in the two semi-final matches against Sweden. When asked whether rivals, such as Germany, had taken the same action as Spain, Bermudez disagreed. «We all study. During the break we adjusted things, we will have to adjust others in order to come back. We are used to having possession of the ball, and it is difficult to see Spain struggling defensively and performing well. “It’s something we love too,” he said.
For her part, Alexia Putellas He stressed that after what was mentioned about changing the format of the double match and after the goalless draw in the first leg, “now it is a final match.” “Obviously the stadium factor, with all the people who will come, since she will be the 12th player, we will feel them closely and we want the Germans to notice the atmosphere as well.”
“We imagined a difficult match. They tried the first part, which was theirs. In the second half, I think we came out better and then the game opened up again. It is true that His approach was good, but we leave the game completely openWhich will be determined in the capital. “It will be difficult because you have already seen the great team that we already knew was Germany.”