The enterprising midfielder revealed that Luis Milla’s youthful side are lacking in the physical department but will complete their preparations for London 2012 in time.
Luis Milla and Co. were given a reality check by their Senegalese counterparts in their first friendly meeting, as they suffered a 0-2 defeat. The youthful team were found lacking physically, a weakness that was fully exploited by the African team.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ander-Herrera-c5543 took out time to reflect on his team’s performance in their first friendly fixture and shared his thoughts on their preparations for the coming Olympic Games.
The Basque star admitted that they have yet to reach the level at which they can compete with their rivals on a level footing, which was evident after their hapless defeat to the Senegal team.
Herrera acknowledged that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 hosted event. He stated that they have set targets and will be working hard to achieve them.
Continuing on the topic, the Athletic Bilbao star revealed that the atmosphere in the Spanish dressing room is calm despite the defeat as they are aware of their weaknesses. He stated that it is a matter of time before they are firing on all cylinders.
Herrera remarked that the players are not only concentrating on being fit for the games but are also looking at the hard toils of the season that will be awaiting them in the end.
"The other day, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Senegal-c3001 overcame us physically, but now we're looking to get ourselves to be in a perfect condition in time, both physically and in technical superiority," he was quoted on the Spanish Football Federation's official website.
"In that sense, we are calm because we know that it's all a matter of time and that a long, hard season is ahead of us, and for the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928, we will continue to work hard to be better than our opponents.”
Herrera revealed that the youthful reincarnation of La Roja have their eyes set on success in the Olympic Games. He claimed that their main strength is never to downplay their rivals and always treating them with success.
"Respect for the opponents is the basis of success - it's one of our main strengths. Spanish football is going through a magnificent period, but any team can beat us.”
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