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Vicente del Bosque urges Spain to ‘rebel’ after opening World Cup defeat Spain v Chile: Vicente del Bosque urges World Cup holders to ‘rebel’
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Spain’s coach, Vicente del Bosque, says that anxiety his players feel in the build-up to their second group game against Chile may work in their favour and he has called on them to “rebel”. He also confirmed that he would be making changes and hinted there would be a small shift in style but he refused to reveal his starting XI or declare that Spain would try to rack up the goals.Spain’s coach, Vicente del Bosque, says that anxiety his players feel in the build-up to their second group game against Chile may work in their favour and he has called on them to “rebel”. He also confirmed that he would be making changes and hinted there would be a small shift in style but he refused to reveal his starting XI or declare that Spain would try to rack up the goals.
A 5-1 defeat against Holland leaves the world champions on the edge of a first-round knockout. They know they must win but Del Bosque said the pressure will help them to take what he described as a second opportunity. In doing so he dropped a heavy hint that he considered the opening-game defeat to have been at least partly down to a poor attitude.A 5-1 defeat against Holland leaves the world champions on the edge of a first-round knockout. They know they must win but Del Bosque said the pressure will help them to take what he described as a second opportunity. In doing so he dropped a heavy hint that he considered the opening-game defeat to have been at least partly down to a poor attitude.
“Anxiety is a dangerous term but you play with that,” he said. “It can help you to produce a better performance. It’s good to have anxiety so long as you can control it. It is much worse to not have any concerns, to be blasé, saying: ‘We might lose, no pasa nada.’“Anxiety is a dangerous term but you play with that,” he said. “It can help you to produce a better performance. It’s good to have anxiety so long as you can control it. It is much worse to not have any concerns, to be blasé, saying: ‘We might lose, no pasa nada.’
“We’re hurt and there is a lot of responsibility on us but we have another chance to continue at the World Cup. I hope the players will rebel against a defeat that was hard to take and that we can continue.“We’re hurt and there is a lot of responsibility on us but we have another chance to continue at the World Cup. I hope the players will rebel against a defeat that was hard to take and that we can continue.
“These last four days have been very long but we have worked on the mental recovery. We’re sportsmen and we have an opportunity now.“These last four days have been very long but we have worked on the mental recovery. We’re sportsmen and we have an opportunity now.
“We’re not conning anyone: we played badly, we lost, they were better than us but we will look ahead and there is still a solution. We have suffered a partial defeat and we hope it does not become a total defeat.”“We’re not conning anyone: we played badly, we lost, they were better than us but we will look ahead and there is still a solution. We have suffered a partial defeat and we hope it does not become a total defeat.”
Del Bosque spoke after Andrés Iniesta and Fernando Torres had appeared before the media and he was asked if that meant they would be in the starting XI here on Wednesday night.Del Bosque spoke after Andrés Iniesta and Fernando Torres had appeared before the media and he was asked if that meant they would be in the starting XI here on Wednesday night.
“You’ll have to ask the press officer about that,” he said. “She doesn’t know the line-up so it would have been hard for her to bring them out on the basis of them being in the team.”“You’ll have to ask the press officer about that,” he said. “She doesn’t know the line-up so it would have been hard for her to bring them out on the basis of them being in the team.”
Asked if he knew his team, he replied simply: “Yes.”Asked if he knew his team, he replied simply: “Yes.”
“We may make a change but not a lot [of changes],” he added. “The 12 who didn’t play are great players, playing in great leagues and some of them may have an opportunity.“We may make a change but not a lot [of changes],” he added. “The 12 who didn’t play are great players, playing in great leagues and some of them may have an opportunity.
“When I talk about rebelling, I also mean that we can’t back off, we have to be brave and aggressive like Chile are [but] also have our own identity. I think that’s important. There are some areas in which maybe we can do things that are less habitual in us but which can do them damage.”“When I talk about rebelling, I also mean that we can’t back off, we have to be brave and aggressive like Chile are [but] also have our own identity. I think that’s important. There are some areas in which maybe we can do things that are less habitual in us but which can do them damage.”
“But I will never say we will seek lots of goals. That seems to me to be a lack of sporting values and a lack of respect.“But I will never say we will seek lots of goals. That seems to me to be a lack of sporting values and a lack of respect.
“We will try to be better than them and try to win but we will never say before the game that we are trying to score lots of goals. That would break our ethical code.”“We will try to be better than them and try to win but we will never say before the game that we are trying to score lots of goals. That would break our ethical code.”