The draw against the Netherlands (29-29) keeps the Spanish team’s options alive to reach the semifinals
“This makes it very difficult to get to the semis, but we are going to try it against France,” acknowledged the coach
Jose Ignacio Pradescoach of the Spanish women’s handball team, blamed the tie (29-29) that his team signed this Sunday against the countries Low to the “inexperience” to manage the up to six goals of advantage (7-13) with which he came to count midway through the first half.
“Perhaps seeing each other so soon with six goals in favor was the most difficult thing to manage. The team suffered from inexperience in the final minutes of the first half. We did not have that control that we needed to prevent the difference from narrowing,” said prades in statements released by the Spanish Handball Federation.
However, the Spanish coach, who rated with a “ten” the attitude shown throughout the match by their playershighlighted the mental strength of the Spanish team, which “did not stop paddling” at all times to achieve a “more than deserved” draw.
“The second part was a give and take, the team put together effort and work and always rowed to achieve a point that I think is more than deserved, a point that is the result of the team’s work and sacrifice”, explained Prades.
A tie that keeps the Spanish team’s options alive to reach the semifinals, although, as Prades acknowledged, it will be very “difficult” to gain access to the fight for the medals, since for this the ‘Guerreras’ will not only have to win France next Wednesday, but also be benefited by other results.
“This makes it very difficult to go to the semis, but we are going to try it against France, who seen what has been seen, is the great favorite in this European. We are going to fight and compete as we have done so far, exhaust our possibilities and hopefully we can play that fifth and sixth place,” he said. prades. A position that, in the opinion of pradeswould reward the growth of the Spanish team throughout a tournament in which it has been plagued by multiple setbacks.
“We will try to continue working to improve all the mistakes we make, but it is undeniable that the team has somethingthat the group is growing and that we only need to adjust to solve those small imbalances that occur throughout the meetings”, he concluded prades.