The Spanish trainer is disgusted by the manner in which La Roja fans have started to take winning for granted and believes they should be ready to have their hearts broken.
Spain continued their unbeaten run in competitive matches to 17, winning two and drawing one of their three Euro 2012 Group C matches. The Iberian outfit go into the knockout rounds as group leaders and will take on the challenge of Laurent Blanc’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899
in their next competitive fixture.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque praised his charges for their impressive run over the course of last four years in international competitions, but was not happy with the attitude Spanish players have developed in this time period.
The former Real Madrid player and coach voiced his disgust at how the supporters do not pay enough respect to their rivals and have started to take winning against all and sundry for granted.
Del Bosque claimed that Spain have to be focused for their remaining matches in the European Championship and should be wary of their rivals.
Continuing on the topic, he especially highlighted their participation in the quarter-finals and claimed that they will have to adapt according to their opponents to get the most out of the fixture.
“What I don’t want is this Spanish custom that we don’t have to be careful of the opponent. It is a huge match, a match that appeals to everyone. We have time to think about the team we will pick and we will adopt the line-up we believe will be the best.”
On the other hand, Laurent Blanc asked his charges to improve their performances if they wish to realize their ambitions of European glory.
He stated that they have to go against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 that ended in a 2-0 result but could have a worse outcome.
“You have to be optimistic to think we can beat Spain but it’s hard right now to imagine we can,” he said. “We have to do better. We were not strong enough in the tackles.
“Sweden played with a lot of heart, they gave everything, physically they were much better than us. We suffered a great deal at the back and in midfield.”
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