Laporte: Eric Garcia and I can complement each other as long as we score more goals than the opponent

Live bar On July 2, 2019, Spain will face Switzerland in the quarter-finals of the European Championship, and Spanish defender Laporte said in a press conference before the match that he can complement Eric Garcia very well.

Speaking about the match against Croatia, Laporte said: "I don't think we were bad at defending Croatia, we looked back at the details of the game and obviously there are some things that can be done better. You mentioned that the opponent scored 3 goals, but one of them was our own mistake and we couldn't stop it. Their other goal was great, like we did in the game, and that was football. ”

Speaking about the suspension of The Swiss core Xhaka, Laporte said: "I don't think his absence is a big loss for them, he is a top player who can bring a lot to Switzerland. But we have 23 players in the squad and we came here through hard work, and in a way, every player has the ability to replace another player, and I think the Swiss team is the same. ”

"The key to the game is that we have to play in a clear, specific style, we've shown it and once we start scoring goals, the next thing to do is follow that approach. Are we hot? I don't know if we are, we have a team that has done well in the last few games, it's a great team, it's hard to beat, always play well in important games, I can only say that we have a huge desire to win. ”

As to whether not playing against France would reduce the pressure, Laporte said: "I don't know, maybe, maybe not, I haven't tried it yet. We're excited about the game against Switzerland, and that's what matters. ”

Commenting on his former Manchester City team-mate Eric Garcia, Laporte said: "We are lucky to play for Manchester City together and we are lucky to play in Spain. Garcia is a super player, very young, going to have a long career, in a sense we can complement each other very well, I and his centre-back combination can pass the ball out and I'm happy to be on the same team again. ”

Laporte concluded: "If you score 5 goals and the opponent scores 3 goals, you can qualify, you can score more goals than the opponent, we obviously want to limit the opponent's goals and score goals, but the most important thing is to win the game and qualify." ”

(Luke)