Spain’s starting central defender and Real Sociedad star Le Normand pointed out in an interview with Marca that the Spanish team must stay calm. If they can maintain their current defensive toughness, they can go far in the tournament, but they cannot be arrogant before achieving anything.
“We are very confident, but we can’t lose our composure,” Le Normand said. “If we have the determination, the tournament results will be good. But we can’t be too arrogant, because we haven’t achieved anything yet, now we must win the round of 16.”
Spain will face Georgia in the first round of the knockout stage at 3am on July 1st. Georgia finished third in Group F with four points from three games. Talking about this opponent, Le Normand said: “Georgia must be taken seriously. They are in a very good state at the moment. We know this opponent well. We have beaten them in previous encounters, but this time the situation may be different.”
Spain won all three group matches without conceding a goal. They are the only team among the 24 teams in the European Championship that have not conceded a goal. As a central defender, Le Normand is naturally a great contributor, but the iron defender said that the credit goes to the whole team: “If we keep the defense stable, we can go far in the tournament. This is not only the work of the defenders and goalkeepers. Now, when the team loses possession, everyone will increase their running. That is the key secret of Spain. Spain has its own personality, but it also knows how to curb its opponents. It is a very brave team.”
There are currently rumours in the media that Le Normand will transfer from Real Sociedad to Atletico Madrid after the tournament. Le Normand said: “Now I am only focused on the national team. I will talk about other things after the European Championship.”
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