Bednarek: “Pepe? There's no comparison, he's a cult hero here” | OneFootball

“You can’t compare like that. Pepe is a cult hero here. You just don’t do that, it’s wrong. A hug to Pepe, thank you. Our children go to the same school,” he said in comments to Eleven Sports Poland after the 2-0 win over Alverca on the opening matchday of the Primeira Liga.

Bednarek also highlighted the progress he has made since arriving at the current national champions. “In carrying the ball and playing out from the back, definitely. I think we work on that a lot, finding spaces and playing out under pressure. Also in one-on-one defending. When we press high, there are big spaces left behind, and I think my positioning is quite good. I win a lot of duels. Probably also because of my strength, but most of it comes from experience and clever positioning. Small details that an average fan wouldn’t notice, but that help a lot. Which side of the attacker to be on, which side to press from, onto which foot… If it’s a difficult position to win, give him a little nudge so he controls the ball three metres away, where one of our teammates is already waiting. Those little things help, and I think that, in the end, if I had to say one thing, it would be consistency. There were many matches last season, I played practically all of them, and I think that is my greatest strength: being able to stay at a similar level every three days and not drop below a certain standard,” he noted.

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