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2 août Spain's world cupAfter we had played so well in the opening three games, we genuinely expected to go much further at the world cup. Alas, it was not to be and we left Germany with a real sense of sadness. It could have been so different but it ended up being the same old story. It is difficult to put your finger on what went wrong. I wouldn’t say we were lacking anything as such, it was more that when it came to the crucial moments we were unable to give our best. You can play as well as you like in the group games but when it is a case of win or you're out on your ear, then you have to win. There are no second chances and no going back. You couldn’t say we were a bad side - in fact we played very well - but we had to win against France and we didn’t. The same happened at the last European championships: we had played well but at that key moment we didn’t rise to the challenge. We couldn’t keep that run going, which is what you have to do - at any cost.
When you have been knocked out of a world cup, you just go back to the hotel, pick up your things and leave as soon as possible. We were back in Spain by the following afternoon. It's better that way. All the players have spent a couple of months together and defeat really hurts. Everyone is quiet, everyone gets left with a bad taste in their mouths and they just want to get home. Then there are those who can go on holiday and forget about it and others who mull over it for months, but whichever type of player you are, there is still no point in hanging around in Germany. You just want to draw a line under it all and get out of there. No one stays behind. RétroliensBlogs Web qui font référence à ce billet
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