MOSCOW, July 14, Oleg Bogatov. Honorary President of the Russian Football Association Union (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov said that throughout the European Championship he supported the English team, but in the final match, in his opinion, the Spanish team showing amazing football will win.
The decisive match of the European Championship taking place in Germany between the national teams of Spain and England will take place on Sunday in Berlin, starting at 22:00 Moscow time.
“»I don’t give preference to anyone, both teams played with dignity. Although many criticized the English, I was one of the few who supported them throughout the tournament. Because the players of the English national team are stars of European and world level. But Each of them has already played more than 60 official matches this season. And it is quite difficult to maintain the form that they showed in the Premier League matches. The coach (Gareth Southgate) based his tactics on the condition of the players, because they would not have the strength to play the entire match. with high pressure. And we see how his work can be assessed — the result is good, the team is in the finals,” Koloskov said.
«The Spaniards' game has already stabilized; in the semi-finals, even despite the absence of three leading players, they showed smart, fast, combinational and attacking football. An amazing team, and our coaches need to study every game episode, every three-move performed by these guys “This is the standard of football, but for every standard there is a counterweight. Moreover, the British are more experienced than the Spaniards. And yet I believe that the Spaniards, despite the powerful pressure, will not lose their game and will achieve victory,” the agency’s interlocutor emphasized. .