The DT of Germany, Hansi Flick, assured that he wants to “avoid going home” when facing Spain on Sunday (4:00 p.m.) in the Qatar-2022 World Cup, with the need for victory to not be eliminated.
“We want to avoid coming homeIt’s a decisive match for us. we have to avoid being eliminated“, assured flick at a press conference.
The defeat against Japan in the opening game left the Germans in the obligation to win against Spain.
“Both teams are similar if we see the system, they are teams that play a lot, that go to the duel one against one, that is what we have told our players, you have to be willing to win the duels to show our best levelFlick stated.
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The German coach recalled that his Spanish counterpart, Luis Enrique, “has created a very young team full of quality. It is a team that has very clear movements, automatisms, they know each other very well”.
“If we cannot have 100% of the ball, we are giving options to the rival. This is what happened against Japan and that is why we accepted that defeat, ”he considered.
But we have to stick with the plan. we have qualitywe have to continue to implement our football beliefs, you have to be brave too“, he claimed.
“Tomorrow we will see what we are capable of, we are going to try to give everything to try to qualify for the round of 16,” he concluded.