BARCELONA, 3 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of the RFEH, Santiago Deó, assured that the Spanish team is going to India with a suitcase “full of reasons to believe” in winning the 2023 World Cup for men’s field hockey, an appointment to which the ‘RedSticks’ arrive excited about the hand of the coach Max Caldas.
“You leave with a suitcase full of reasons to believe. We trust you, in competitiveness, in high performance, responsibility, commitment or teamwork,” Deó said at the ‘Media Day’ organized, in Barcelona, ??by the federation .
In this sense, he added that the previous work “has already been done”. “We hope that things turn out for the team as we expect and as you have prepared. We trust you,” Deó said in the presence of the 20 players selected for the World Cup.
On the other hand, he recalled that Spanish hockey experienced a 2022 that was an “important challenge”. “We organized the Women’s World Cup in Terrassa, we continue to receive congratulations from fans, organizers, the media, and federations,” she celebrated.
“It encourages us to continue doing acts like this,” Deó commented on the good reception that the Women’s World Cup organized in Terrassa had last year. Looking to the future, Spain will ask to host one of the qualifying pre-Olympic tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as long as they do not get a direct ticket to the next European one.
Facing this World Cup, he recalled that the ‘RedSticks’ will play in India, where hockey is considered the second most important sport in the country. “And we started the tournament against India, one of the best choices. A match for which I have been informed that the tickets have been sold for a long time. It will be a good debut, and surely the last good results against India and in India will be They will repeat,” he predicted.
