Beating Argentina is going to be the toughest challenge of my career and the players' careers. Obviously there is a big difference with not having Andy Murray as he brings a lot of experience to our team, so now it's difficult. There's no question.
It is a learning experience for us. We couldn't have had a tougher draw, but in the World Group you have to accept that it is difficult when you don't have the number one player in your team and you don't have so many good players as Argentina.
We do have a top team now. I think we have a world-class doubles player in Jamie.
However, I have played Davis Cup for 14 or 15 years, played a lot of matches in a lot of countries where it was very tough and we try to tell the players that this is an occasion that if you win, it will be unbelievable and if you lose, it will be unbelievable too. It's an experience they may never have in their career again.You play against one of the best teams in the world with a very passionate crowd. This is what the Davis Cup is all about. You either enjoy it or you are scared of it. We'll have to make sure that our players enjoy the occasion and go out there and have fun. Even if they lose.On paper, Argentina and Spain are the top two candidates to win this year. The draw was as tough as we could have got. Spain away and Argentina away are the two toughest draws in the Davis Cup because they are the best two teams. And although rankings are important, in Davis Cup sometimes you have to throw that out of the window because some players play better than how their rankings are.
The guys should focus on themselves. They are in good form and should take advantage of that if they are to win this tie as convincingly as possible. But we have to be 100% focused. The guys know that if they play their normal game, everything will be fine. The Davis Cup always has a special taste and environment. We will be hosting a tie after quite a long time and playing here is fantastic for us. I hope the fans support us a lot.
