Estrela da Amadora boss warns Sporting: If they guarantee me that... | OneFootball

João Nuno showed his commitment to Estrela da Amadora’s system, and explained that he will not change it just because they are playing at the home of the current national champions, Sporting. The coach of the tricolor team previewed the match against the green and whites in a press conference and explained what he expects from the game, which is part of the 12th round of Liga Portugal Betclic.

"We are confident, I really like challenges and a big one is coming up. If it were up to me, these would be the games every week. We have maintained our principles, we will compete in the same way. What might change is that Sporting could push us into a situation we don’t want, that is, defending more, staying closer to our goal. No one can guarantee me that if I go to Alvalade with 10 defenders we’ll win the game. If someone guarantees me that, I might think about it. But I can’t change in one game what I’ve been working on for a month and a half," João Nuno began by explaining.

The Estrela da Amadora coach continued: "I don’t need to give many compliments. Sporting, Benfica, and FC Porto are talked about for hours and hours every week on television, and I’m here to focus on Estrela da Amadora. But Rui [Borges] has done an excellent job, he’s the national champion, Sporting is doing very well. I also have the question of how Rui will defend, because sometimes it’s with five and other times with four. In the game against Club Brugge, and if you look on paper, Sporting played in a 4-3-3, but it wasn’t really like that."

"We’ll see how Estrela will present themselves, but the strategy matters more than the actual number [of players]. Sometimes Sporting defends with four, other times with three or five, depending on the game. We’ll have to understand very well the positioning of Sporting’s players, because whether Pote or Geny plays also changes the way we defend. Estrela is prepared to defend with four or five. We’re ready for both situations," added João Nuno, coach of the Amadora side.

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