David Ferrer takes a swipe at Carlos Alcaraz
David Ferrer no-holds-barred on Carlos Alcaraz
On the sidelines of the elimination in the group stage of the Davis Cup, Spain captain David Ferrer, in a press conference, è bluntly about the Iberian failure.
"My job è to get the best out of those who are committed, I can’t do much more than that. The calendar è soì and we have to accept it. I hope the best players always go to the national team. In my time there were Rafa and I who always accepted the call-up, plus Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez. The calendar è what è, when there are Olympics è tight for everyone, from there on Spain will have very good players. Hopefully they will be there otherwise we will still face the competition. With the players I had I felt very happy with the level of commitment they had. Even though they lost, their attitude and way of dealing with the situation è something to appreciate" began the Spain captain.
"The balance sheet is not è positive as we lost all the matches. I have learned not to dramatize a lot the things that happen and I am very proud of my team. They tried, but accepting defeat is part of sports. It's time to reflect on the things we could have done better. Next year we will play the preliminary round, there's no other choice. This è a moment that hurts everyone" added the former tennis player.
"I would not change anything, honestly. I did everything with the best of intentions, but the truthè è that we had so many injuries. In the end, both Alex and Bernabé made their debuts, and it è never easy to lose on debut against a rival with a worse ranking. The good thing è that looking to the future we recover other players who will be very important. I would change many things in my sports career, but I wouldn't touch anything because I'm happy with the group I've had and the atmosphere there. Now è the time to face the defeat and accept it, in the future we will remember and laugh about this" David Ferrer closed.
