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Objective: End the year with a clean sheet

Carlos Sánchez, goalkeeping coach, explains the keys to preparing for the Sweden game between the sticks
Tue, 05/12/2023 - 11:05

The Spanish National Team goalkeepers are ready to face Sweden tomorrow (19:00 on La 1). Cata Coll, Misa Rodríguez and Enith Salon are going through a specific training program with goalkeeping coach, Carlos Sánchez, in order to achieve their goal of keeping a clean sheet in the last game of the year. They could not be in a better position. In fact, the stats clearly back this assertion up too: Spain have scored three times as many goals as they have conceded. It serves to show that the national team’s goal is in safe hands.

The coaches and players have been analysing Sweden, who have some great attacking players, and now it's time to put their game plan into action with a clear goal in mind: "For the players to go into games with the feeling that they are unbeatable. As part of their match preparations they have been working on reacting to unpredictable situations, such as rebounds and second balls.

Carlos explains what qualities Spain's goalkeepers need to have: "Fundamentally, we ask them to stop shots, to give us a lot defensively, to dominate the high ball and, as far as possible, to generate superiority offensively with their distribution. All of our goalkeeping group meet these criteria and they will be trying to keep a clean sheet at La Rosaleda.