The coach highlighted the difficulties of managing a match like this after what happened between the players and the Federation in recent weeks.
“I wanted to start, they haven’t allowed us to focus on football,” he said.
The Spanish coach, Montse Tomé, She stated that this Friday’s victory against Sweden (2-3) is a victory that means a lot to the team and that she was “very happy for the players, whom she had not seen enjoy so much in a long time.”
“It is a very positive victory that manages to lift the days we have spent and goes to say that we have players with incredible talent, who love what they do, who are good for playing football and we need to make them feel that they only think about playing,” he said at a press conference.
Tomé, who made his debut on the bench in Gothenburg, said that he lived “The game was very calm, trying to enjoy every moment. The players have entered the game well, we have gone from less to more and I am happy because I have been able to see them enjoy themselves and do what they do best in the best way. The second part has been a great part.”
“I had a lot of confidence in myself, in my work, the only thing I needed was for them to let us work. We have not been able to focus on football in these first days. Release? I didn’t feel pressure, I wanted to start doing what the coaching staff had worked on during these weeks and think only about football,” he added.
On the other hand, Tomé, who only made two changes despite players like Irene Paredes and Alexia Putellas recognized the group’s fatigue, he explained that “the game sometimes makes you think a little about different situations, I had spoken with all the players to see what their availability was and they conveyed all their reliability to me.”
“At half-time I asked if they were feeling okay and they told me the same. Everything they conveyed to me was positive, the changes were made thinking about what the team needed, understanding that everyone was fine and that is what we have managed,” she said.
Finally, the Oviedo technician said that “Today I saw a different Alexia and she enjoyed it. I am very happy for her, she is one of the players who has been most active this week with everything that has happened, I feel that she is a ten professional and when she has focused on football she has made us enjoy it.”