Santos: “Spain knows how to play to win, they’ve been doing it for 20 years”

On Monday, on the eve of his team’s welcome to Spain in Braga, Portuguese coach Fernando Santos ruled out that the Portuguese team would speculate on the outcome.And he warned his players would “make a mistake” if they thought of the opponent more than they thought about playing their game.

“Everyone knows Spain, they have played the same way for 20 years. They are a team that enjoys possession and pressure and reacts well to losing the ball. They have a clear matrix of how to play. No need to worry about Spain, We have to respect it because we respect all opponents. “We have to focus on ourselves,” he said at a press conference.

in this meaning, He asked his players to “humbly” face a “complicated” game Against an opponent who does not think he will be affected by their defeat against Switzerland because they are a team that “has a lot of maturity”.

“Spain know how to play to win and they come here to do it. His players will want to show their qualities after that match. If that’s what we call an injured team, I hope they continue to be hurt after tomorrow’s game.‘, together.

And the Portuguese coach repeated that in his head only “Win, win, win”, Joao Felix’s recovery confirmed He showed his confidence in all the summoned players.

“I have confidence in all the players, and that means that anyone can play. Before every game I decide what is best for the team. If I think someone doesn’t have the quality to play for the national team, I wouldn’t call them up. I never called any player to make a number“.