Rodri: We want to win the title, and these are France's advantages

The Spanish national team's midfield star, Rodri, appeared in a press conference to talk about facing France, in the semi-finals of the European Nations Cup, "Euro 2024".

The player said in his speech: :"We are not afraid. We are here to win the championship. We are humble enough to know what we have to do against these competitors, and this is what we will do."

He added: "It was 2008 is the first European Championship I watched properly. I remember being a fan and wanting Spain to win so badly, and then they won the World Cup and another European Championship. They started feeling like we could be champions and we wanted to do the same thing p>

He stressed: “France, if not the best international team, is one of the two best teams. Over the past several years, they have shown their talent. They have the physical strength that we know. They can counter-attack, they are They are good at handling the ball...they have many talents.”

He continued: “As you saw throughout the tournament, there were a lot of players who joined our team and were important.” In the quarter-final against Germany, Mikel Merino and Dani Olmo did not start, but they were decisive for us.

He added: “This speaks about the importance of our entire team. We have important absences (Carvajal and Lee Normand) but that means that the players who come will do more, run more. This is the case, the team will certainly not notice any difference and we are very confident.”

He added: “You want to focus completely on winning and you have to maintain this absolute focus for a period of time.” At least 90 minutes. "It's about the details because we're both good teams and we know each other. There won't be a lot of great chances in the game, so we have to pay attention to what they're going to do and try to be effective in what we do to try to influence them."

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He concluded: “I have been here for a few years. I have learned and take on this leadership role. "I've played in two different tournaments now, which allows me to be able to convey what the team needs and needs. We show a lot of solidarity on the pitch, bringing together young, energetic players with more experienced players."