The former Gunner has predicted that La Roja’s group stage clash against Ireland will not be easy.
Spain’s Cesc Fabregas believes that securing a victory over the side which is managed by Giovanni Trapattoni will not be a simple task.
As the Spanish national side prepare for their second game in the Euro 2012 campaign, a lot has been said about their chances in the group stages.
Being rated among the favourites to win the prestigious award, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque’s men will hope to maintain their reputation as European juggernauts and secure a victory over the Boys in Green.
Although no other team has ever won the Euro back to back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 are relishing their chances and will definitely prefer to qualify for the knock-out stages with ease.
However, there are a number of question marks surrounding the Spanish camp after their 1-1 draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in their opening match of the coveted competition. It could be observed from the first game that the Reds are no longer impenetrable as they were
the first ones to concede.
Even though La Roja managed to fight their way back against the Azzurri, their inability to find the winning goal clearly shows signs of weakness.
Yet Spain are the better side on paper, as they take on the challenge of Ireland.
Fabregas has maintained that facing the Irish may well be a challenging task since they will also be willing to put up a fight. However, he did emphasize that La Roja Furia will fight hard for a victory.
While talking to reporters, the 25-year-old was quoted as saying:
“Will it be easy against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giovanni-c14985 Trapattoni's team? No, no, no. If we think like that that, we would already be losing 1-0. We always say that kind of thing to motivate ourselves. We are a humble team, we respect other sides and treat them the way we should.”
“I think that helps us get the result we deserve. We will put everything we have into the game. We have to play our own style of football, to never give up, and keep attacking."
Spain versus Ireland will take place in the Polish city of Gdansk on Thursday.
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