Koke spoke at a press conference in Karsnodar ahead of the World Cup hosted in Russia this summer. He said: “Above all, we are preparing by looking at ourselves, trying to capitalise on our strengths and improve our shortcomings. Yes it is true that we also play according to our opponents, we study them, but we do not look at Cristiano individually, but rather, at the whole group.”
“Cristiano wins matches and we have to be careful, but Portugal has great players. They are the current European champions and we have to play well if we want to win the game.” Koke stressed that the squad are: ”very involved, 100 per cent and ready to give the best they have.”
The Spaniards are not seeking out a draw though, the midfielder said: ”What you want is to win, you never go out on the pitch to draw matches. You always go out to win, and the best result is a victory.”
