André Martins: Sporting star will get little national team time | OneFootball

André Martins commented on Pote's limited use in the National Team. In an exclusive interview for our newspaper, the former Sporting player believes that Pedro Gonçalves did not participate in Portugal's 3-0 victory over Hungary due to the characteristics of the game. Nevertheless, he believes that Rui Borges' pupil will have few opportunities with Roberto Martínez in the future.

“I think this is a delicate issue because the National Team has very high-quality players. We look at the eleven and see that even João Félix was not a starter. I find it even stranger that Gonçalo Inácio did not play in the game, or a center back and Ruben Neves was used instead”, he begins.

Next, André Martins reveals that Pote is aware of the role he plays in Roberto Martínez's choices: “Pedro Gonçalves fully understands his role in the National Team. We know that he probably won't be a starting player, but for games of other characteristics, which was not the case against Hungary. Hence, Trincão came in and not Pedro Gonçalves”.

André Martins understands that the game 'did not call for' the entry of the 'number 8' of the lions: “I think the characteristics were not particularly good for Pote's type of game. Now, he knows that if he's doing well at Sporting, he's a player I believe will always be in the squad. But, he will, probably, be used little, like in the match against Hungary”, added the former player trained in Alcochete.

In conclusion, André Martins tries to explain the main reason for Pote's limited use in the National Team, which is due to the level of the players called up: “There's only one reason, it's that Portugal indeed has very high-quality players and many players. Therefore, he needs to be doing well at the Club and wait for his opportunity so that, when he plays for the National Team, he tries to show Roberto Martínez that he deserves more minutes”, he concludes.

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