Rui Borges pleased with five Sporting players: they made me happy | OneFootball

Rui Borges was pleased with Sporting’s performance against Marinhense (3-0 victory). At the end of the match, the coach praised the commitment of the Lions and commended the performance of the players who came off the bench during the game, namely Iván Fresneda, Geny Catamo, Luis Suárez, Flávio Gonçalves, and Geovany Quenda.

"The team delivered, it was a match within expectations, we knew we would have several opportunities. They fought very well, deserve credit, very well organized. Within what we asked, the team was serious, dynamic. No one fell short of expectations. Even those who came on in the second half made me happy."

The coach explained why the first goal didn’t come earlier: "In the first moments, we should have had more players in the box. Against a team with a low block, it was natural that there would be many crosses, Blopa gave us that. We knew what the youngster could bring. We needed to get more players forward. We just needed to believe a little more. Other than that, the team was dynamic. We always tried to be dynamic. I was happy with what the team was producing."

Regarding the next match, Rui Borges was unequivocal: "I say that if you can’t respond against Marinhense, you can’t do it against Brugge. We didn’t even talk about that. We’re in a knockout round, we really wanted to go through and fight to keep the title we have on our side. I’ve been on the other side. I know how much we’ve grown. We knew they didn’t have as much quality, we had to be honest because there would be 11 guys who would run a lot. Credit to us and to the opponent," he concluded.

The green and white emblem will return to the pitch next Wednesday, November 26, against Club Brugge. The match, part of the fifth round of the Champions League, against the team led by Nicky Hayen, will be played at Estádio de Alvalade at 8:00 p.m.

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