Luis Aragones
Luis Aragones
José Luis Aragonés Suárezwas a Spanish footballer and manager. He coached the Spanish national team that won UEFA Euro 2008...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 July 1938
badly believe believing failed national played players team
To say that we've played badly and we've failed in this, this and this is normal. I believe in the national team and in the players I've got and I think that little by little they're believing in what I tell them.
aim goals inferior lose paper possible rivals score
On paper they are inferior to us so our aim is to score as many goals as possible so that we don't lose out to our rivals on goal difference.
approach difficult direct maybe opponents paper strong
On paper Lithuania are maybe not that strong technically, but they make up for that a direct approach and they will be very difficult opponents especially when they play at home.
although bit easily problems slip win
Serbia are going to have problems in their two games. They could easily slip up in one of them, although we have to do our bit and win our two as well.
belgium believe both finish games team win
We are going to win both games and we will finish first, I really believe that. We are a better team than Belgium and that is what makes me optimistic.
definitely hoping slovakia team
Slovakia are definitely not the team I was hoping for.
country happy last qualified spain
I'm happy for my players, for my country and for myself. Spain has always qualified for the last 30 years, so there's not a lot to celebrate. But I'm content, we've done the job.
defense formal forthright initial months serious slap start surprised taken
They've taken so long and their initial forthright defense suggests it will be a whitewash. We would be very surprised if there was anything other than a slap on the wrist. If they were serious then they would have done more by now. It does not take two months to start a formal investigation.
goals good lack people
They will be good for Torres and for all of us, people can't now say that we lack goals.
against belgium everybody exciting group job relying result san win
This is a very exciting group with every result important. Everybody is relying on other results. But we must still do our job and win against Belgium and San Marino.
both coach expect finals history playoffs turn
I have only been the coach for a year, however, and I expect to turn this history around both in the playoffs and then at the finals in Germany.
ball clearly great
It wasn't a great game, but we had more chances, more of the ball and we were clearly the better side.
beat football group terms
In football terms we are better than our group rivals, but some of them are able to beat us because they know how to compete,
ball becomes difficult knew match
I knew it would be a difficult and complicated match and when you don't put the ball away it becomes even harder,