Sunday’s final will be a special match for all players from Spain and England. However, it will be even more for the two of them, Keira Walsh And Lucy Bronze, will face nine teammates and friends. Both football players analyze one of the most important matches of their careers, the duel.
“I think it’s going to be a bit strange at first,” admits the midfielder, who rang the alarm bells in the second group match against Denmark due to a (almost) ineffective knee injury. “Before we went on vacation, we said we’d meet in the final, but I didn’t really think it would happen. I’m excited, before every game in this World Cup we sent messages wishing each other good luck but maybe we won’t be in the final. [ríe]”.
She knew Sarina Wiegman would ask her for advice “from Lucy too.” “The Barça players are amazing and no matter how much I say to the coach or the rest of the team, I’m sure they will find something different because they are very special.” Walsh.
Admiration for Aitana and Salma
Kayra admire -very- Aitana Bonmati. “He’s a great player, one of those players you wouldn’t want to play against. I measure myself against him every day in training and it raises my level. He’s actually a good friend, but I know the competitive spirit will prevail once we cross the white line.”
spoke on the same line Bronzealso spared a few words Salma ParallueloOne of the revelations of the World Cup. “I love being around her, she has a super positive energy and she’s a really cute girl. We do fun workouts every day.”
They both know very well what Spain is playing for and what they have to do to counter a team that is a bit of a surprise. “They like to feel like they’re in control of the game, but our team can have the ball or be comfortable without it. We’re good at the bench and we can score goals, we can score from set pieces and we can do it from counter attacks.” And they concluded: “We’re in the final, this is crazy!”