“I’m dead , I’m looking forward to getting to the locker room and getting on the ice, because it was a very tough game. Now we have to recover well for the next game and see which rival we have. We have to continue ”, said Álvaro Morata in the interview on the pitch after Spain’s qualification for the quarterfinals of the European Championship after defeating Croatia in extra time. And is not for less. The Spanish National Team made a great physical effort during the 120 minutes, a job that ended up being rewarded with the pass.
The data is on the table and does not lie. The team led by Luis Enrique ran almost 18 kilometers more than the Croatian team during the regulation 90 minutes and extra time. The Spanish footballers covered a whopping 146.21 kilometers in those 120 minutes by 128.63 the Croats, that is, exactly 17.58 more kilometers than Spain did compared to Modric and company.
Spain is full
Some numbers that come to demonstrate, corroborate and endorse that the Spanish internationals are in great physical condition. Despite the large number of games played with their clubs with very compressed schedules due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the footballers are giving their all on the pitch, something that the fans and also Luis Enrique appreciate.
Merits also for Rafael Pol , current physical trainer of the Spanish National Team and Luis Enrique’s trusted person on his staff for many years. The physical preparation of Spain these weeks before the Eurocup has been brief but the fact that the squad is offering these benefits in terms of effort and kilometers cannot be solely the result of chance or the commitment of the players, something that on the other hand is beyond doubt in a group that boasts precisely that, of being a pineapple and giving the maximum for the teammate and for the National Team.
It is also noteworthy that the Spanish footballers are hardly having significant discomfort or injuries during the Eurocup. But there is still the most beautiful thing ahead, and now it is time to recover after the great effort that everyone made against Croatia. A very physical Switzerland awaits on Friday in the quarterfinals that will have to be faced with everything to go to the semis and continue dreaming of lifting the title.
