The veteran tactician has admitted that his side’s clash against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879 almost had him concerned about the result.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque, has revealed that he was doubtful about who would emerge victorious in La Roja’s final game in Group C of the Euro 2012.
The World Champions have managed to comfortably pave their way to the quarter-finals of the European Championship, after they topped their group.
Two wins and a draw have ensured the Reds a spot in the last eight of the tournament. However, their manager understands that it was not an easy http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 as their last game against Croatia saw the defending champions of Europe struggle under pressure.
La Roja took up the challenge of the Blazers this past Monday at the Polish city of Gdansk. The fixture was immensely competitive as Slaven Bilic’s men were able to put a real fight against the Reds.
Although the match ended with the Spaniards securing a 1-0 victory over the Croats, Del Bosque has conceded that the match was a very tough for his side.
The former Real Madrid boss expressed that his side’s opponents were quite impressive throughout the match and that he is relieved that his men were able to grab all three points from the match.
Spain’s first match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 ended in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 4-0 victory over Ireland. Hence, a draw against Croatia would have complicated things for the Iberians, but fortunately for them they were able to avoid a complex situation.
Del Bosque stressed that it was important for his side to achieve victory in their last game of the group stages.
While talking to reporters, the 61-year-old was quoted as saying:
"We had some nervous moments, especially when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivan-c17215 Rakitić's header]. We talked before the game and knew they were going to play the way they did. In the end my players resolved a messy issue that a draw might have represented.”
"It was a difficult win and one we had to battle for, as our opponents did. I think we had 17 shots on goal to their eight. We had more corners and more possession. They played a good game and counterattacked with menace but I thought we were the better
team.”
Having made it to the knock out stages, Spain will take up the challenge of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899, who secured the second spot in their respective group.
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