AVS SAD pillars left gutted after Sporting defeat: We didn’t deserve this | OneFootball

Gustavo Assunção and João Pedro Sousa were the faces of AVS SAD’s disappointment, after the resounding defeat to Sporting, on the night of last Saturday, December 13. The captain and coach of the Vila das Aves team gave statements to Sporttv at the end of the match.

"Yes, a heavy defeat. We don’t deserve it considering the work we’ve been doing, but I have nothing to say... A 6-0 is a very tough result for us (...) The truth is that we need to win. We’re not getting the results. Of course, I’m not saying we’re unmotivated, but defeats do affect us," began Gustavo Assunção, captain of AVS SAD.

Next, it was João Pedro Sousa, coach of AVS SAD, who commented on the match against Sporting: "The story of this game is very short, it’s a story limited to a team with a lot of quality, with a very strong positional attack, with a great ability to create imbalances down the flanks, who tried to exploit – and did so well – the space we had in our defensive line. We tried to drop the block much deeper compared to recent matches, but even so we couldn’t protect our backs and that’s how the first goal came about. We couldn’t keep the ball, we had few chances to counterattack – more in the first half – but then we conceded goals. The result is fair and reflects the differences between the two teams."

"We are going through a very complicated moment, because of our position in the table, the very low number of points we have, and a certain number of things that happen to us in games, like individual mistakes. But we also have to understand that we are professionals and we are paid to compete and win games – and we’re not managing to do that. We’re not just going to blame the mental aspect," added João Pedro Sousa, after Sporting - AVS SAD.

The Portuguese coach concluded, already looking ahead to January: "Yes, it’s crucial and it’s normal in football. Given the performance we’ve had up to this day, there will be arrivals and departures. If we want to fight for something, or even leave a different image of the club by the end of the season, we have to attack the market."

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