Del Bosque: We're going there to win it again
Saturday, December 12, 2015
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"Humility, hard work and unity," Sergio Ramos tweeted after the holders learned whom they will face in the group stage, but rest assured: Spain are targeting a third successive EURO.
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"Humility, hard work and unity," Sergio Ramos tweeted after Spain were pitted with the Czech Republic, Croatia and Turkey in UEFA EURO 2016 Group D. Coach Vicente del Bosque echoed that sentiment but underlined the desire for a historic third crown.
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Vicente del Bosque, Spain coach
We've drawn two teams who played in the same group as the Netherlands and eliminated them – Turkey and the Czech Republic – and then we have to face Croatia, who are very strong and are among the strongest teams for me at this tournament. Many of Croatia's players play abroad and together they make an excellent team. We had to play them at the last EURO and it was hard to beat them.
We'll travel with the objective of winning the EURO for the third consecutive time. It would be fantastic for Spanish football. No one has ever achieved that and we'll try to do it. We know we will have to face extraordinarily strong opponents – sides who've managed to hinder teams from winning and defending major titles.
