Oliver Torres: The opponents know us, and Uruguay surely does Oliver Torres, Atlético de Madrid and Spain’s Under-20 centre midfielder, talked to Diario ASs journalist Aritz Gabilondo ahead of the Quarterfinal clash against Uruguay and about their Round of Sixteen victory against Mexico. Jesé, Real Madrid canterano, scored the winner in that game against Mexico, and Oliver described the 2-1 win. “They went ahead with a golazo, and we didn’t come out as sharp as on others days. The world saw us in a complicated situation that we had not been in, but we overcame it, and it should make us stronger during the rest of the World Cup.” During the match, there was not a moment that Torres panicked, as the director of Julen Lopetegui’s team, he maintained calmness and transmitted it to his teammates, but it was not an easy task. “I felt better in the second half than in the first. The opponents know us, and they do an aggressive pressure, like Mexico. “We know it, and we will try to improve against Uruguay,” concluded Spain’s no. 16. He believes that Spain’s title chances increased after obtaining a dramatic win against the CONCACAF side. “We had luck because we had to work for it [the win]. Whoever does not work for it, cannot get it. In the second half we came out differently, and Mexico was blocked up. “We enjoyed the victory, but now we have to think about Uruguay,” said Torres. Uruguay eliminated Nigeria to reach the Quarterfinals. The rest of the draws are Uzbekistan v France, Iraq v Korea, and Ghana v Chile. France, Ghana, and Spain played the group stage in Group A with the United States I.S.F ANDREW
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:00:00 +0000
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