Estoril boss on tough loss to Sporting: Difficult for the players | OneFootball

Ian Cathro analyzed Estoril's defeat against Sporting by 1-0, last Saturday, September 27, in a match for the seventh round of the Liga Portugal. Despite not being able to defeat Rui Borges' underperforming team, the Scottish coach believes that his squad gave a good response compared to their last game.

“We played against a good team as well. I think maybe I'm helping your work [journalists], because I spoke a lot and was very strong in the first half against Gil Vicente, but this team we saw in the first half against Gil was not here today,” he said in the flash interview after the match.

“We are not perfect, like almost all teams here, but I really liked our energy and I can say that I saw our Estoril team on the field and also saw a lot of quality in our players,” added Ian Cathro, who also had the opportunity to talk about the dangerous plays they managed to create against Sporting.

“It's another day in our work to try to grow this team, to help the club grow as well, and we will do it our way. It might be harder for the players, for everything I'm asking, but in the end, it will be worth it,” he concluded.

After the 1-0 victory at Estádio Coimbra da Mota, Sporting will return to the field only next Wednesday, October 1, against Napoli. The match, for the second round of the Champions League, against the team led by Antonio Conte, will be played at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium at 8:00 PM.

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