Luis Aragones
Luis Aragones
José Luis Aragonés Suárezwas a Spanish footballer and manager. He coached the Spanish national team that won UEFA Euro 2008...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 July 1938
convert course good players recent talent
Of course we have always had good players technically but in recent years we have not been able to convert that talent into international success,
advantage african although coast cup good hope ivory played players spain team
Ivory Coast is a good team and has an advantage because it's just played the African Cup final. Although Spain hasn't played for a while, I hope the players can put on a good display.
counts great occasion player players provide rise side support
Raul is an important player for this side just like other experienced players in the squad. Great players always rise to the occasion when it counts and can provide psychological support to the other players in the side.
included players prove return side themselves
But all the players who have not been included know that they can return to the side if they prove themselves on the pitch.
badly believe believing failed national played players team
To say that we've played badly and we've failed in this, this and this is normal. I believe in the national team and in the players I've got and I think that little by little they're believing in what I tell them.
beat football group terms
In football terms we are better than our group rivals, but some of them are able to beat us because they know how to compete,
ball becomes difficult knew match
I knew it would be a difficult and complicated match and when you don't put the ball away it becomes even harder,
against belgium everybody exciting group job relying result san win
This is a very exciting group with every result important. Everybody is relying on other results. But we must still do our job and win against Belgium and San Marino.
both coach expect finals history playoffs turn
I have only been the coach for a year, however, and I expect to turn this history around both in the playoffs and then at the finals in Germany.
country happy last qualified spain
I'm happy for my players, for my country and for myself. Spain has always qualified for the last 30 years, so there's not a lot to celebrate. But I'm content, we've done the job.
ball clearly great
It wasn't a great game, but we had more chances, more of the ball and we were clearly the better side.
definitely hoping slovakia team
Slovakia are definitely not the team I was hoping for.
defense formal forthright initial months serious slap start surprised taken
They've taken so long and their initial forthright defense suggests it will be a whitewash. We would be very surprised if there was anything other than a slap on the wrist. If they were serious then they would have done more by now. It does not take two months to start a formal investigation.
goals good lack people
They will be good for Torres and for all of us, people can't now say that we lack goals.