The Barcelona and Spain striker Ferran Torres spoke to the notebooks in today’s edition of the Gazzetta dello Sport starting from the fact that no one played as well as the Red Furies: “Yes, we had a spectacular group, we were the best. But now it has no more value, in the final phase it’s not about playing well, but only winning. Maybe we can I’ll see you again on July 15th and I’ll tell you we played like shit, but we won the tournament.
The hope that exists in Italy? Exactly! You know what I’m talking about. I remember very well what happened three years ago in the semifinals with you: we played a great game, we taught you a lesson like the other day in Gelsenkirchen and in the end who went to the final? Italy is Italy, always a dangerous customer. The fourth with Germany? No. Let’s just think about Georgia. Not out of superstition, but from experience: we’ve already been there, the memory of the defeat on penalties against Morocco in the eighth finals in Qatar is alive. Let’s move on to Georgia, then if necessary I’ll start sending messages to Ter Stegen and Gundogan.
The only ones not to have conceded a goal? It does not matter. If you want to win you have to beat any rival. Yes, because the first defender is our center forward and attacking against 11 opponents is complicated. For us, pressing after the loss is fundamental to recover the ball as close as possible to the rival goal. Yes, we continue to want to keep the ball, but we are willing to play even without it; it was a natural process that came with the change of coach. But in this group, friendship counts more than style and tactics: we get along very well with each other, the strength of the group wins.”