Bednarek on Coimbra pitch: “Not good enough, we deserve better” | OneFootball

The condition of the pitch at the Cidade de Coimbra Stadium dominated Jan Bednarek’s brief preview ahead of the Super Cup clash against Torreense. Speaking to RTP, the FC Porto centre-back stressed the need to “demand more from each other,” although he assured that the team will try to respond in the best possible way, whatever the state of the surface.

Condition of the pitch“Yes, I think it’s the same for both teams, but… being in a beautiful country, trying to improve the league, trying to be as attractive as possible for other countries to watch, for other people to come to the stadiums, with full stadiums, I think we deserve better. I don’t think it’s good enough and I think we have to demand more from each other. I think we try to play our best football and, on the other hand, we have to demand to be able to play on great surfaces. Unfortunately, we don’t have one today, but we will do our best to win the game and perform at the highest level we can on this pitch”

Assessment of Torreense“I think they are a dangerous team on the counter-attack. I think they have quality up front to create danger, to pose a threat. So, overall, I think they are a good team, but we know our strengths, we know what we have to do to win the game, to put in a good performance and win the trophy”

New season“It was a great season [the last one], but it’s a new season now. So, I think what happened in the past was fantastic, we enjoyed it a lot, but I think it’s a new story for us, new opportunities. I think we are still hungry as a group. We worked very hard during pre-season to grow as a team, as a group of players, because we know it’s going to be even more demanding, but we are here. We are here to put in good performances, win trophies and bring a lot of joy to our fans”

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