The versatile Basque player revealed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque’s charges are gunning to meet France in Euro 2012 quarter-finals after topping Group C.
Spain will tackle the challenge of Laurent Blanc’s Les Bleus in the quarter-finals of European Championship with both teams eagerly anticipating the June 23 fixture.
Javi Martinez took out time to reflect on the situation, revealing that the atmosphere in the Spanish camp is optimistic and they are looking forward to their meeting with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899.
He stated that La Roja are confident of their chances against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Lloris-c16408 and Co. in Donetsk, and believes that they will have difficult situations in the fixture but should be able to tame their rivals.
Responding to questions about http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757 hosted 2010 FIFA World
Cup everyone wants to defeat them.
However, he claimed that after negotiating a tough group, everyone is focused on their final objective and should be able to realize it come July 1st.
"The atmosphere in the team is good," he said while entertaining questions at a press conference. "We are very confident, and we knew that we would have some difficult moments.”
"Having won Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 makes things harder for us. Everyone wants to beat us.”
"Although we had a complicated group stage, the team is fine and reinforced after these matches."
Martinez was wary of Les Bleus attackers and did not shy away from voicing his opinion. The 23-year old especially highlighted their pace and cautioned Spanish defenders to remain focused throughout the match.
He added that in order to dismantle France, Spain will need to hog possession and make sure they see very less time on the ball.
"I think that France try to control the ball and have very quick attackers, so we will have to be alert at the back," the Basque player enthused.
"The key will be to try to have the ball. We will have to take the ball away from them.”
The quarter-final is hosted at the Donbass Arena and is scheduled to kick off on 20 45 Central European Time on June 23.
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