Luis Aragones Quotes

What's essential is to win. And if it's by two goals, that's better than one. And if it's by three, even better. I think we're superior in terms of our technical ability and we have to use this to make sure of victory. I think we can win both here and there. I'm sure we'll be in Germany.

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They will be good for Torres and for all of us, people can't now say that we lack goals.

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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.

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There was too much anxiety, hastiness and disorganization. There were occasions when we had four forwards all in a line and that's no good. On the left wing we didn't overlap enough.

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For their performances in some recent games and almost 65 minutes on Wednesday, the side deserve some credit. They deserve a vote of confidence.

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If we start nervously, it could be deadly. We must be calm and confident right from the start.

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Now it's official, we're in the World Cup. It's now down to us to work as hard as possible to prepare for next year.

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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.

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Getting to the finals is every Spanish person's dream. We will have the hopes and dreams of millions in our hands when we play on Saturday.

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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.

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We'll have the problem of the cold and the state of the field, but I'm convinced we can win. Slovakia is a good team. But when Spain does things right it's a powerful team.

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I don't think this result will influence what happens on Wednesday, but I am not going to deny that the squad will have lost a little self-belief.

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I am a citizen of the world. Some of my best friends are black, including those I had from childhood. The fact that I made a joke in order to motivate a player has nothing to do with being racist. I'm not a racist.

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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.

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sporting decorum and dignity.

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Yes, we're a good deal worse than I first thought. We've been bad in the first half in both our games and we've only improved when our opponents have tired.

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Our opponents took advantage of our anxiety. They had one attack in the first half, scored and then made good use of the situation.

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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.

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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.

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Raul is a very important player because he is the captain, ... The national team is very close to his heart and he always wants to win. He needs the support of the national coach right now and he's going to get it.

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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.

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Ivory Coast is a good team and has an advantage because it's just played the African Cup final. Although Spain hasn't played for a while, I hope the players can put on a good display.

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I have to confess I am worried. We played well up to 65 minutes and then there was that extraordinary blow which threw us off-balance.

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