TENNESSEE, USA: Spain forward Mikel Oyarzabal has a sore body, a cool head and no appetite for a rest as his side prepare to face Uruguay banking on the mayhem teammate Lamine Yamal can cause at the World Cup.
Oyarzabal, who impressed with two goals and an assist for Yamal in Spain’s 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Sunday, spoke to the media, three days before their Group H decider against Uruguay and said the discomfort he felt after the game was not enough to make him consider sitting out.
“I’m fine, though a bit sore,” Oyarzabal told a press conference on Tuesday. “But everyone has a niggle or two when they’re in a tournament like this. I’m calm, I’m fine.”
There had been a brief moment of concern, he admitted, but the forward said the alarm had passed.
Asked if he might be rested against Uruguay, Oyarzabal added: “As far as I’m concerned, I want to play; I’m feeling fine.”
