"Spain is not aspiring to win the Euro!"

Aragonés, irónico: "¿Cómo va a ganar España la Eurocopa?"

Luis Aragonés admitió ante los micrófonos del programa 'Al primer toque', emitido por Onda Cero y Radio Marca, su convencimiento de que España no aspira a conseguir la Eurocopa 2008. "¿Cómo vamos a ganarla si estamos entre los puestos siete y catorce? ¿Qué vamos a conseguir así?", señaló sorprendentemente el seleccionador nacional. El técnico nacional reconoció que él es el único que ha de creer en las opciones del equipo "para convencer al resto, nada más".

Además, Aragonés negó que el papel de la selección en el pasado Mundial de Alemania 2006, en la que cayó eliminada en octavos de final ante Francia, fuera un fracaso para el combinado nacional, pues "España ha quedado de la séptima a la decimocuarta siempre".

Respecto a su posición de abandonar la selección nacional tras dicho traspié -decisión revocada posteriormente-, el 'Sabio de Hortaleza' insistió, una vez más, en que se mantuvo al frente del equipo merced a la intermediación del presidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol, Ángel María Villar, quien "me convenció, porque a veces las personas te hacen cambiar de opinión". "Aunque yo dije que me iba y me marché", añadió.

Por último, y cuestionado acerca de la ausencia del madridista Raúl en la selección, Aragonés se cerró en banda y no dudó en ser tajante. "No está porque yo considero que no debe estar", concluyó.

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/seleccion/caminoeurocopa2008/es/desarrollo/1083992.html




In a nutshell, he says that Spain is not really aspiring to win the Euro since we usually finish from positions 7-14th. So basically, his message is "let's settle for mediocrity".

Few people in Spain actually believe Spain will win, but it's stupid for the coach to spread his defeatist tone to the rest of the squad. Spanish players are known for lacking motivation when playing for the national team so I'm sure this will do wonders for them

Spain is a good team but i thought your best players were playing for Valencia..And this season Valencia's sh!t!

There's a huge potential there and Aragones shouldn't say you have no chance to win it.

Spain was Obispo's favorite team during the last WC.He was trying to convince everyone they were going to win the WC easily! when France won he was so bitter it was incredible...i mocked him and his stupid propaganda and he insued my ex girlfriend.

Two years later even the spanish national coach admits his team is nothing special and isn't a favorite to win the trophy!

btw i think he was ironic

I think Obi was supporting Italy, the glory-hunting cnut...

Allez les rouges wrote:I think Obi was supporting Italy, the glory-hunting cnut...

nop..he changed his mind after France won easily vs Spain

i remember well this story..it was a real clash between me with 2-3 others against mods ...

A lot of Spain's best players play for Valencia, but they've also got some in other teams like Casillas, Jarque, Iniesta, Ramos etc

And Drenthe must be a happy chappy.

Well we all knew Aragonès didn't have much mass inside his head

If this was said during or right before a cup, I'd take it as Cr@p to take the pressure off his players, but this is just weird.

Riviera wrote:Well we all knew Aragonès didn't have much mass inside his head

If this was said during or right before a cup, I'd take it as Cr@p to take the pressure off his players, but this is just weird.

You'd take it up the crapper?

I'd take Aragonès up the crapper

I mean, he's not dumb enough to say this even though it's ment ironic, or is he?

Atleast he isn't taking the EC as a preperation for the WC.