Having overcome the difficulties caused by Covid and injuries ("finally we were able to train all together", underlines Luis Enrique on the eve), the Spain that the former Roma coach has revolutionized begins the adventure tomorrow. It is no longer registered for Barcelona and Real Madrid, and tomorrow in Seville, which took the place of Bilbao on the Euro 2020 map, receives Sweden. In turn, the Gialloblù national team is struggling with various types of forfeits, Ibrahimovic in the first place, but for the coach who eliminated Italy from the last World Cup, Jarne Andersson, there is no need to make dramas, especially in light of what was about to happen yesterday. "An event like the one happened to Eriksen - comments the Swedish coach - causes uncomfortable sensations. It is difficult to understand the reactions of all the players when such a thing happens.Logically I hope it doesn't happen to us too. But what matters most is that Eriksen is fine now.
As for us, we will play tomorrow hoping that nothing of the kind will happen to us and to others. "
At the end of the finishing training, the Swedes also paid homage to their Danish colleague with a message of solidarity on a banner (" Come on Christian! ") lying in front of the whole team lined up on the lawn of the stadium in Seville.
Captain Sebastian Larsson stressed that" all our thoughts and our love are with Christian, his family and the Danish national team ", while Andersson, speaking of the match, he showed optimism, despite the caliber of the opponents. "I see my team very well prepared, and we have a very clear tactical and mental plan to beat Spain. The criticisms of the press? I don't care, and neither do my players,who are intelligent ".
Luis Enrique has also received criticism, but they have not upset him having gone through something else in life. Of tomorrow's match he says that "Sweden are strong, they have quality people, but certainly the absence of Kulusevski will be heavy for them. The first match in a tournament is never easy - he explains - because you need to 'feel the pulse'. to competition, and there are always many factors that can determine its trend. But we are confident that we can express ourselves at our levels ".
But he too, like Andersson, will have to cope with absences.
"Of course, I would have liked to have 'Busi' (Busquets ed) available - he admits -, but there isn't and anyway I have a team that I really like and which certainly doesn't lack leaders. because if a coach weren't, it would be a bad sign. " He admits he has doubts about the goalkeeper ("De Gea, Robert or Unai, one of them will play tomorrow") and replies to those who call him a revolutionary. "The years pass for everyone and the players are not eternal - the words of Luis Enrique -. I was not thinking of a total restructuring, but of players who adapt better to my systems. I think a good compound has come out." Whether it's the right one to 'whiz' Lewis Hamilton style on the pitch of a Sevilla where it is very hot ("but it won't be a problem") it will only be understood tomorrow.
