Chaves boss clear on Benfica clash: We wanted more | OneFootball

On the previous night, Chaves suffered their first defeat of the season, being knocked out by Benfica, by two goals to nil. At the end of the match, Filipe Martins, the Flavians’ coach, commented on the strategy set up for the game and said he was very proud of the work done by his players.

Speaking to the press present at the tie in the cup competition, the Portuguese coach began by discussing the plans he had prepared for the match: “The strategy fell apart early on; it was important to delay Benfica’s play because it could have unsettled their team. They scored with their first shot, which could have changed our team’s behaviour; we managed to understand that we had to stick to our strategy and our moments.”

Next, Filipe Martins praised Chaves’ reaction to the Reds’ goal, scored by Vangelis Pavlidis: “We finished the first half close to what we wanted and continued in the same vein in the second half. Closer to the opposition goal, creating situations where, had we made it 1–1…”

However, the Flavians’ coach pointed out that Glorioso’s 2–0 was decisive for the course of the match: “The second goal pinned us to the ropes because either we exposed ourselves more and ended up suffering a heavy defeat, but we didn’t lose our identity, looking for a consolation goal, which we deserved.”

“I wanted the team to remain confident, believing in the process and the depth of this squad and the spirit. The main objective was to go through, but much of what I wanted to feel at the end of the game, about our evolution and being competitive at higher levels, we showed here today,” added Filipe Martins:

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