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We have the energy, desire and strength to fight for bronze

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MADRID, 8 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Spain’s women’s soccer coach, Montse Tomé, said on Thursday that they have “energy, desire and strength to fight for the bronze medal,” and that, after the defeat in the semifinals against Brazil, they have been “channeling the emotions of anger, frustration and sorrow” before facing the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics against Germany.

“We have the energy, desire and strength to fight for the bronze medal, and we are going to do it. Now we have to train and we are going to go for it,” said Montse Tomé in a telematic press conference before the match this Friday.

The Asturian explained that, after the defeat, they have been “channelling the emotions of anger, frustration and sadness”, and that the 4-2 against the Brazilians “hurt” them, but that the team is already thinking about what they can do against Germany, a team that they expect to be “strong”.

For the coach, the Germans are “a team that defends and tries to do damage on the counterattack with fast players like Jule Brand or Klara Bühl.” “In some games they have pressed a little higher, in the last game against the United States they made a medium block. It is a team that gets players into the area, and we know them well,” she said.

The coach is clear that the team “will be well and prepared at all levels” and above all “with the energy to fight for that bronze,” while declaring that in recent days they have been doing “a total recovery for the players who have played the most,” and that they have used the video a lot for the “technical-tactical” aspect during the tournament “because of the little time you have to prepare.”

He also reiterated the context of twelve teams in which the competition has been held, something that was “new” for them, although he affirmed that they are “in the same conditions” as the rest of their rivals. For the match against the Germans, he warned that there is “some player with discomfort”, but that they will decide after training and medical assessments.

JENNI HERMOSO: “PLAYING FOR A BRONZE IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS”

For her part, player Jennifer Hermoso stressed that after the defeat against the Brazilians they were “very screwed” and that it was “a very hard and long night because you always imagine giving your all to be in the finals.” READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

However, she wants to value the fact that she was able to win a bronze medal. “We have to feel privileged, nobody has given us anything here and playing to win a bronze I think is one of the most beautiful things that can happen to us in our sporting life, so we have to hold our heads high, with all the desire in the world because tomorrow’s match will be another final for us,” said the forward.

For Spain’s all-time top scorer, “the new generations are already one step ahead because they have experienced enough situations of winning and losing,” so she does not believe that special motivation is needed to face the duel for bronze, although she is aware that “no one has ever felt or experienced losing a semi-final at the Olympic Games before.”

She does not doubt that the players’ mentality is “to keep winning and the goal is always to win” which is why she believes the defeat hurt them “so much”, although she knows that you cannot always win, and that “there are many more times that you lose than you win”.

“Our mentality, our objective is that we have one match left to win another medal. The joy if we win that bronze medal will be like any other medal we could have won,” he concluded.

They are therefore looking forward to “rounding off a fantastic year”. “The other day, the player was clearly sad because it was the right time to do so, but today I think that each player is aware of what is at stake and we are going to go for it with all our enthusiasm and desire,” warned the Madrid native, who does not forget that “the German team has always been one of the best” and that the match will be like a “‘final’”.

2024-08-08 15:15:51
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Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement: A Tribute to His Legendary Career and Impact on Tennis

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The 38-year-old tennis icon has been injured during the final stages of his career, but played doubles with compatriot Carlos Alcaraz during last summer’s Olympics in Paris.

Now the career ends – but the plan is that this will only happen after the Davis Cup finals, which take place between November 19 and 24 in Málaga. Spain is there in the quarter-finals against the Netherlands.

In a video on X, Nadal says the following about the decision:

In life, everything has a beginning and an end.

– The truth is that there have been some difficult years, especially the last two. I don’t feel like I’ve been able to play without restrictions.

– It is obviously a difficult decision, which took me time to arrive at. But in life everything has a beginning and an end, and I feel this is the right time to end a career that has been long and so much more successful than I could have ever imagined.

Rafael Nadal has long, along with players like Swiss Roger Federer and Serbian Novak Djokovic, dominated tennis. The Spaniard has a total of 92 ATP titles to his credit.

Two of tennis’ giants in the 21st century: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Photo: Lionel Cironneau/AP

– I feel so lucky for all the things I have been able to experience, he states.

The 38-year-old missed almost all of 2023 due to hip problems. This year, the Spaniard has only been in one of four grand slam tournaments, and then (in the French Championships) it was an exit in the first round.

So Nadal’s plan is to complete his career in just over a month, in Spain in particular.

– I am very much looking forward to my last tournament being the Davis Cup, and to being able to represent my country, he says. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

– It feels like the circle is closing, because one of my first big moments as a professional tennis player was the Davis Cup final in Seville in 2004 (where a teenage Nadal defeated the American Andy Roddick).

An 18-year-old Rafael Nadal celebrates the Davis Cup title, in December 2004. Photo: Jasper Juinen/AP

Facts.Rafael Nadal

Born: 3 June 1986 (age 38), in Manacor.

Became a professional: 2001.

Grand slam-facit: 14 titles in the French Championships (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022), four titles in the US Open (2010, 2013, 2017, 2018). 9), two titles at Wimbledon (2008, 2010) and two titles at the Australian Open (2009, 2010).

Total ATP titles: 92, of which 63 on gravel.

Current: Announced on Thursday that he is ending his career.

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