Hans-Dieter Flick and Luis Enrique talk about the tie between Germany and Spain in the 2022 World Cup.
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Flick and Enrique (web)
Germany coach, Hans-Dieter Flick, expressed his satisfaction with the draw against Spain (1-1) in the second round of Group E competitions in the 2022 World Cup, considering that his team showed what he could do, and also made it clear that he greatly appreciated Luis Enrique, his counterpart in “La Roja”.
In a press conference after the match, Flick said: “The Spanish national team plays football very well. We played against them at a high level. We had chances. It will be better when we start winning. This result will help us. We know it is only the first step. We showed What we can do, this group needs confidence.”
“Spain is a great team. I like their style of play. They play very good football. But we started well, we were able to recover, react and turn the game around. We dominated, we were able to defend against an opponent who has a lot of quality. It’s very difficult to defend against Spain.” .
Regarding the conversation between him and Enrique after the match, Flick said: “It is the first time that I see Luis Enrique at this World Cup. We talked a lot. Every time we see each other, it is great to talk to him. I really appreciate him as a coach and player. He is a very good man.” In Spain, there is a football philosophy that I like a lot. He’s a great guy. I won’t say what we talked about. It’s something special.”
For his part, Enrique said about the match: “We lacked a bit of calm. We are very good with our way of playing, but if we play differently, the attacking transitions bother us a lot. It hurts, but we have to be optimistic, and we are happy that we are at the top of the strongest group.”
He added, “It’s a strange feeling when you have the chance to beat Germany, in order to decide qualification. We feel pain because we did not achieve this, but in the end we have to think about our current position.”