The Real Madrid midfield maestro has conceded that his national side are in need of luck if they are to repeat the European glory of 2008.
Spain’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045 is of the opinion that the Spanish national side are going to need good fortune to be the first side to win the Euro twice in a row.
La Furia Roja successfully paved their way to their second European triumph in the previous edition of the tournament. Their supremacy over all other teams across the continent was vivid as their class and style of play was completely unmatched throughout
the coveted competition.
From there on, there was no stopping for the Reds as their dominance in the world of football was merely beginning. Two years later, the Iberians managed to secure the most prestigious trophy in the footballing world.
FIFA World Cup 2010 in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque’s men become the champions of the world after a very successful run in the tournament.
However, experts believe that Spain’s time as a dominant force in football may have run its course and this year’s Euro will see a new champion of the intercontinental competition.
As far as history is concerned, no other side has ever managed to consecutively triumph over the European Championship, and Alonso is convinced that his team will need a lot of luck to break this record.
Spain’s run so far in the tournament has been rather satisfactory. However, their draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in the first match of the competition may be a sign of weakness.
While talking to reporters, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alonso-c5254 was quoted as saying:
"If we want to repeat that [success], it'll definitely be another difficult task. We'll have to work hard, we'll need a bit of luck. This is how it is here, and let's hope we can combine those factors again.”
"In football now, all the teams are well-matched. We have achieved great things in the not-so-distant past, but we also struggled a lot, you cannot forget that. Clearly, the important thing was to advance as group winners. We knew it wasn't going to be easy
because http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879 are a good team and had chances to go through as well."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 have successfully made it to the last 8 of the Euro 2012 after topping their group.
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