The member of La Roja support staff revealed his unease at the schedule of the tournament that allows http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 an extra two days rest before their semi-final meeting.
Portugal secured a place in Euro 2012 semi-finals after winning their hard fought match against a resilient http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Czech-Republic-c2882 on June 21st. The Navigators tackle Vicente Del Bosque’s Spanish armada, who booked their berth by defeating France two days after their victory.
As the two sides prepare to meet in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, talks about the stark difference in rest days have been on the lips of everyone in sporting circles.
Spanish physio, Javier Minano, was the first one to bring the subject to light, claiming that La Roja have been dealt a poor hand due to the scheduling of the competition.
He opined that the rest days will have an impact on their semi-final meeting at the Donbass Arena. However, he was quick to admit that Spain favoured from it in their quarter-final encounter with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 that saw them enjoying an extra day for preparation.
"There is no doubt that it has an impact but then again we had a day longer than the French to prepare for the quarter-final so we can't use it as an excuse either," he said while talking to reporters at Spain's training base in Gniewino.
Continuing on the topic, Minano remarked that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 cannot use it as an excuse as La Roja players are in peak fitness despite the fact that they have had an exhausting domestic season behind them.
He added that it would have been fantasy talk that players rack up over 5000 minutes in a single campaign, but stated that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque has not had to worry about such frivolities due to the extra ordinary promise shown by La Roja players.
"A few years ago it was unthinkable that a player could play 5,000 minutes of football in a season, which is the case with some of these footballers.”
"It's a challenge for them no doubt but it's the same for other teams and the response has been good.”
"Based on that response, the coach is picking the players who he believes can perform the best."
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