Jorge Vilda and Ivana Andrs, coach and captain of the Spanish team, spoke to the media in the Sky Stadium press room. The coach avoided talking about Damaris Egurrola, for whom she was questioned on several occasions, praised the quality of the Dutch team, as well as their style, and highlighted the commitment and level of their players.
Damaris Egurrola
“We take care and worry about the selectable players. I will not change any of my 23 players for any other”
Play against defense of three
“It changes things, but it’s something we’ve faced in the past. We’ve trained with the certainty that we have to improve. It’s a system similar to Japan’s. The game will tell us if they show up or not.”
captain’s value
“The value is maximum. They are all capable of transferring the value of this selection. I feel that I have 23 captains”
Favoritism
“It’s going to be a very close match. When the ball rolls we’ll see who manages to win the first 15 minutes, we’ll see how the game goes after 90, 120 minutes or more. The Netherlands have experienced players and it may be that this leads them to play in one way or another. Our players have also been in big tournaments, in lower categories they have reached finals and at club level they have also played important matches. The truth is that tomorrow they will give 100%”
Vision of the party
“The game is decided in the areas, but it can be a mini game in the middle. It has quality players, who like combinative play. They dominate space and position. Also what happens on the wings and of course on the the areas”
known female players
“We don’t have secrets or fear that they will reveal something that nobody knows. They know what we’re playing. Martens is giving a great performance, they are taking advantage of the new function. Like Van der Gragt, he is very powerful in the air game and very safe”
sensations
“I have noticed that since we started the soul of this team is growing. The training sessions have been good, there has been a special energy and I like what I see in the eyes of my players”
Equipment
“The team is united. We have a very excited group that competes and fights for the same goal”
netherlands
“They are a very solid team that have three central defenders that go well below, well above, without strong set pieces and they have quality players who can define the game at any time. Roord, Beerensteyn… they are here on merit own”
