Montse Tome spoke at a press conference after Spain He regained victory three months later. The national team beat South Korea, in a match that allowed to dispel – momentarily – the doubts that existed about the team after the latest changes. “The result always helps to calm everything down”noted the coach after the game.
Spain They started winning very early, which allowed the team to gain confidence from the start of the match: “Starting by scoring, it is these details that determine the matches. We are coming out of a short stretch in which we didn’t score many goals, but we found the match and today we found both things.. “The atmosphere in Cartagonova was very good.”
The Asturian stressed that “at the highest level” we always live “from the result”, but said that, although they did not accompany them, they were “calm and happy with the game” they played. “What makes the difference is that today we scored five goals” He pointed to previous games in which the failures came in the middle of the field.
The victory, very important on an emotional level, was not the only thing to celebrate for Tomé: “Happy for the beginnings, for the return of Pina, who is doing an excellent job. What he does in his team, adapted to the model we want here. We tried it and it went well. Collectively happy for the team and specifically for these players.
Concerning the results the team achieved, after falling in the Olympic Games and finding themselves without a medal and without a victory since, Tomé stressed that they like “positively convey the message.” “We have a courageous team that wants to learn. We wanted to win. “We are a very competitive team,” he revealed.
One of the most notable was Mariona, even if he didn’t score. She played the role of captain in the absence of Alexia, Paredes and Hermoso and Montse Tomé spoke about the conference she gave before the match, in the Cartagonova dressing room: “Mariona said this in the conference, that we wanted to win. When we don’t succeed, we try to see what we can do to achieve it and the players want to be at the highest level.“.
“He stands out for his understanding of the game. He understands the spaces very well, he gets along well with his colleagues. We tested her on the right, we brought her closer to Sheila, Amaiur and Aitana. We love it on the left and the right. He can adapt different roles and the English league makes him a better footballer. The team suits him very well. “She is able to speak and be listened to,” he continued about Mariona.
He also spoke of a Vicki Lopez who scored a double despite coming off the bench. He celebrated the Golden Girl in the best possible way: “He has a lot to learn and incredible talent. He entered the field with the aim of receiving between the lines. He is very young, She has natural talent, she demands minutes from us with her attitude and competes at the highest level. Happy with his performance.”
He also talked about the large number of options he discovers. In view of Korea tested many players who normally don’t get opportunities with Spain and the coach celebrated it, although he recognizes they can “generate doubts” during calls, because it has many resources. “When we got to the last days of the calendar, we came in thinking nothing would happen to anyone. We know that if that happens, we have footballers. The key is to give opportunities when they can give their best.“, declared Montse Tomé.
