Farioli explains picking Pablo Rosario over Prpic: | OneFootball

Bednarek with a knee problem: “He finished the game against Utrecht with some pain and has been positive in the last two days, but today he felt some instability in his knee. He took a hit in the same area of the knee and when he left the field he was very concerned. Today or tomorrow he will have an MRI and we will go from there.”

Why, against Utrecht, did you choose Prpic for defense and now opted to place Pablo Rosario as center-back after Bednarek's injury? “I wanted to have a right-footed player there because I wanted to have a player with one foot of each in the center of the defense. Pablo has played with me in that position at Nice and could give us control. I have previously said that I am happy with Prpic's development, he has delivered good performances, with a lot of personality for a 21-year-old player when he plays and I am sure he will continue to help us.”

The team managed to adjust to Famalicão during the match: “We had two different phases, the first half was more about pressing and recovering balls. We found passes to William [Gomes] or Samu that could create chances, we didn’t score and we had a big transition at the end of the first half with a great chance for 2-0. Then in the second half, it was more about defending slowly, more in our area, and doing everything well in these phases is important. We had two good moments of build-up that led to opportunities, these are good things and now we have time to rest and then a block [of games] that will be very demanding. We need everyone, we hope Luuk [de Jong] recovers and then full throttle for a block of games that will be very challenging.”

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