Before the dismantling of Spain?
As authors of an XXL match against Portugal this Wednesday (2-0), the Georgians will play in the round of 16 of the European Championship for the first time in their history. An overwhelming performance that even prompted the richest man in the country to donate ten million euros to the selection. As a guest in the After at RMC, coach Willy Sagnol was able to look back on this incredible performance. “It’s enormous and has no relation to what I experienced as a player.”said he, who played in a World Cup final in 2006.
“As a player you are always in action, you are young and you feel like you have your whole life ahead of you. As a coach it means you are a little older, have more experience and maybe take more time to appreciate the good things. That’s what I’m going through right now »he developed. To continue this historic journey and reach the quarter-finals, the Georgians must defeat Spain on Sunday in Cologne (9 p.m.).
Sagnol already did this in 2006.
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