Ex-Benfica star aims to upset rivals in Liga Portugal Betclic: we'll do damage | OneFootball

César Peixoto promised that Gil Vicente will do everything to defeat Braga, in the match counting for the fifth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The Gil Vicente coach, a former Benfica player, previewed the match that will pit the two national championship teams against each other - where the Barcelos team has already triumphed.

"The start of the championship was good, so we are confident, but, more than exploiting any potential opponent anxiety, the crucial thing is our DNA," began the Portuguese coach, who played for Benfica between 2009 and 2011.

César Peixoto continued: "Sp. Braga invested a lot, perhaps the highest investment in its history, and it's natural that they are not happy with the performance, but what really matters to me is our plan, and what I can say is that Gil Vicente will go to Braga with its identity and to try to play head-to-head. These are the two things I am sure of. We will make an impact and fight for the three points".

Then, the Gil Vicente coach explained how he wants to approach the match against the Braga rival: "I like to have possession, and our intention is to be dominant, but against great teams, as is the case here, we often don't have it because we are pushed back."

"In any case, that won't lead us to abandon our idea. We will have to adapt and understand where we can counter the opponent's initiative. Being an organized, compact team and manipulating spaces to wait for the right moment," concluded César Peixoto, ex Benfica, before the Braga - Gil Vicente match.

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