La Furia Roja is down but not out. One of the most important characteristic of a champion side is how they react and recover after a shock defeat. It was heartening to see how coach Bosque was consoling and encouraging team members soon after the final whistle was blown. They were gracious in defeat. Take a look at some of these statements from star players and the coach. Hope to see Spain recover from this ignominious defeat and qualify for next round. ------------------------------------- This is not the time to look for guilty parties. - Vicente Del Bosque. “The first thing I have to do is offer a mea culpa. This is the worst performance of my career. We have to say sorry. Holland were very good, we were the complete opposite. Sometimes it’s good for things like this to happen so that you can react but we have to react now.” - Iker Casillas. “We have to look at ourselves, starting with me. I should have played much better,” he said. “This is not a day to point the finger or blame any one in particular. It’s good to talk but today wasn’t really the time. We have days ahead to talk and train. We can’t allow ourselves to get infected by the negative energy. We must not blame anyone in particular. We’re still more than alive.” - Sergio Ramos. “We all played badly and we have to be self-critical to improve. This is the hardest night of our footballing careers. It was a bad game, really bad. We have to react now. We did everything badly. It was a debacle. This is the worst defeat of my career. It is difficult because this was a resounding failure. This is life or death. There is a lot at stake. We could be heading home. - Xavi “No, not the saddest. No. I have been knocked out of the [2004] European Championship in the group phase with Spainand out of the [2006] World Cup at the last 16. There is no excuse: they were better than us. That’s to their credit as well a result of our failings. This is just one game. And, unfortunately, we have the experience of having lost the opening game four years ago too.” - Fernando Torres “This is a complicated moment: we have to reflect, we all have to look at ourselves, but we know that it is possible still. We have to speak among ourselves and hopefully all our good intentions will be reflected on the pitch. It cannot just be words. It is a terrible blow but fortunately we have another chance to turn it round. The game against Chile is a final for us now. - Xabi Alonso “This hurts; it hurts a lot.” - Gerard Piqué
Posted on: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:28:51 +0000
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