EThe objective of the Spanish Rugby Team in this M20 World Cup is to maintain the category and gain experience for the next tournaments and against France it was seen how this team is improving but that they are still a step below its rivals.
The Wales match is vital to achieving permanence in this World Cup, Fiji with -50 points against is in last place in the championship, followed by Italy with -40 and Spain with -37.
A victory against Wales could make the Spaniards dream of permanence ahead of time and they could reach the fourth and fifth matches of the World Cup with their homework done.
With four changes to the initial 15 that started the tournament, the coach Ricardo Martinena and Captain Manex Aricet They tell us what the keys are to be able to achieve victory against Wales.
Question: 1- An assessment of the first match and what awaits you against Wales?
Ricardo: The valuation, for the part of the staff is bittersweet, We were working the start with our foot and we made many mistakes that turned into points, We were good in static phases, at a defensive level it was goodwe had mistakes but we were strong and the attack choked us, and there we didn’t know how to make a difference with the three quartersit’s a bit of an adaptation process.
Manual: Throughout the year we did a great job in the standing game and against France it didn’t work out and I’m sure it will go better tomorrow.
Question: Did you see the Wales – New Zealand match? Were you surprised, for better or worse, by any of the teams?
Ricardo: Gales They are not at their best and He didn’t get his best XV for that match, New Zealand was competitive with a team “looser”. Both teams have top level players who will play against us who did not play on the first day and we know that they are very focused on imposing a lot of pressure, so it will make us suffer.
Manx: Wales is a Tier 1 team and although we think they may be bad, it is always worth having a good team, so if we manage to get out of that pressure, we will be able to play and hurt them.
Question: What do you expect from the kicks in this match?
Ricardo: Modern rugby is still territorial rugby, kicks help you transfer the pressure from one team to another, it seems that tomorrow it is going to rain and the game is going to be wet, so the kicks are going to make the difference. “It is a plus that we have given to our game and we hope to be better and continue, especially if there is water.”
Manx: “Our goal is to put a lot of pressure with the kicks, we did it in last year’s World Cup and we know that we have a very good foot, if we are relaxed and calm we can do a lot of damage with the kicks.”
With all this, Espa�a to face Gales In what could be the most important match of the championship, the forces are equal, a victory could mean that the homework would be almost done and without a doubt, it would be a blow on the table by Spain that would show that it is not in this M20 World Cup by chance, but rather that they have earned it.
