All the secrets behind Tondela’s preparation for Sporting | OneFootball

The match between Sporting and Tondela will finally be played this Wednesday at 8:15 pm, in a game counting for the 26th round. The clash is expected to be extremely difficult for Gonçalo Feio’s team, as the battle to stay in the Primeira Liga is heating up.

With only 21 points won in 30 league matches, the yellow-and-greens are second from bottom and are trying to cling on to the points still left to play for. The first three points in that “race to the finish line” are precisely those from the postponed match against the Lions. Although he has yet to secure a win, the 36-year-old coach has played a key role in lifting the group’s morale and, to that end, has pushed for an improvement in attacking output.

According to Record, Gonçalo Feio’s work, with only three days of preparation for the visit to Alvalade, was focused on analysing the green-and-whites and on his own team’s strengths, as the coach himself ended up hinting at in his pre-match preview. In fact, even before the press conference, the coach handed out a sheet in the room listing Tondela’s main improvements against Nacional.

And indeed, the statistics reflect Tondela’s improved use of their attacking flow. Despite the 2-0 home defeat to Nacional, the yellow-and-greens had 22 shots, an all-time team record in this edition of the league, and were also the team with the most shots in the 31st round. In addition, Tondela recorded 62% possession against the Madeira side, also their best mark of the league season.

This improvement was also highlighted by Rui Borges in his press conference: “With the new coach, Tondela have been much bolder, they press more and expose themselves more, which is also worth highlighting, that boldness. So, each with their own objectives, but we also need the points. Tondela will give their lives for the points, but so will we, because we need them,” he said.

Gonçalo Feio sees this challenge as a final. According to Record, the coach from Beira conveyed that desire and determination to the rest of the group. The coach wants his players to believe they are going through an upward phase in the season, even after three defeats and one draw in the four matches in which he has led the team.

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