Monday, 4 August 2014

No Revolution After World Cup Failure, Says Del Bosque:

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque spoke on Tuesday about the changes he may or may not make in the wake of Spain's disastrous World Cup campaign in Brazil this summer.
Travelling to Brazil as defending champions, Spain were knocked out of the tournament in the group stage as a combination of poor individual form and inadequate preparation saw them defeated by both Holland and Chile.
The defeat has led many to believe that Del Bosque will ring the changes when Spain begin their qualification campaign for the 2016 European Championships in September, but speaking in an event in Santander, Del Bosque hinted that the changes may not be as radical as many expect.
"When I took over in 2008 I didn't want to rub out the marks from the past. On the contrary, I wanted to be supported by what already existed, because it had worked. I hope the future, whether it is with or without me follows the same road."
"We have a great generation of footballers and we have to show consideration towards them," said Del Bosque, who tried to give a perspective to this summer's disappointment, which follows six spectacular years of success.
"There is a phrase which says that success and failure are two imposters and you have to treat them in the same manner. You can't be carried away by a win or defeatist if you have lost. You have to treat them both with certain indifference and we are not going to go crazy either in the past or now," he commented.
Del Bosque said that defeat was something the Spain side would have to learn from and highlighted the depth of talent in the country.
"We have a good structure in the youth system. We have players who have gone abroad and improved. We have young players who have no fear and the work in our youth systems has had continuity, that is why we have to be careful when people talk of 'revolutions'."
"We have been champions in the era of Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and we have won in the era of Germany... they didn't lose their nerve, they kept the coach and the majority of their players," said Del Bosque in reference to the newly crowned world champions.

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