Rui Borges reacts: From mea culpa to fans' protests after Bodø/Glimt v Sporting | OneFootball

After the 3-0 defeat against Bodø/Glimt, Rui Borges, coach of Sporting, analyzed the match in a press conference. The coach addressed the fans' dissatisfaction, the lack of competitive intensity, and his belief in qualifying. Check out everything he said.

Fans' dissatisfaction

"It's natural and normal. They are not more upset than we are. It's part of it, we didn't win. I ask them to be there for the second game, we need everyone's energy, just as we have always needed throughout the time I've been here. I truly believe we can and must present a different image."

The tie is not closed

"Let this be a lesson for all of us. For me, because I take responsibility, but also for the team. The players need to feel and understand this, as they were well warned about the energy we would need against this team, which is a great team. But, for me, the tie is not closed."

'Mea culpa'

"The responsibility is the coach's. It's mine, no one else's. We had difficulties at various moments of the game, in duels, in pressing, we let the game go the way the opponent wanted."

Experienced difficulties

"In the first half, we had many difficulties understanding their markings, their variability of positions, and that created discomfort for us. But more than that, it has a lot to do with availability. It was a game that would demand a lot of physical availability from us, and we didn't have it."

Lack of intensity

"We didn't have that competitive intensity to face this team. Playing well is not enough, especially in this competition. They are in the round of 16 with great merit, they have beaten great teams," he added, before emphasizing that the fact the game was played on a synthetic pitch "cannot be used as an excuse."

Synthetic and physical problems

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