Morten Hjulmand challenged by Sporting captain, admits it’s tough | OneFootball

Morten Hjulmand recently reached his 100th game wearing the lion on his chest. In the Nacional - Sporting match of the last round of Liga Portugal Betclic, the Danish midfielder – recently called up to his National Team – hit this milestone. The Lions didn’t let the moment pass unnoticed, and had the green and white defensive midfielder “chat” with other captains of the Alvalade Club.

Sporting shared a video, through their official channels, where Morten Hjulmand is confronted with several questions from different figures of Sporting. The Lions’ midfielder started by answering Salvador Salvador, about speeches in the locker room: “I haven’t given a speech in Portuguese yet. I still feel more comfortable in English. So I speak in English.”

“I always try to bring positive energy when things aren’t going well. It doesn’t happen very often, but I always try,” he then replied to João Matos, before explaining to Diogo Ventura, from the basketball team, what he felt when he stepped onto the field in the match against Gil Vicente last season.

“I was still calm. But I also realized the importance of that game. I think it’s also our quality to stay calm when the situation is difficult. We were almost losing the championship, but we stayed calm and won the game.” He then recounted that the most important match “was against Vitória last year, when we won at our stadium and I won my first title as captain,” not forgetting the most memorable moment, when he arrived at Marquês, in 2024.

He then answered three former Sporting captains. “For me, it’s always important to win titles. So I’m going to try to win more titles at the club. That’s my goal: to win more titles,” he explained to Adrien Silva, then told Iordanov that he understands the responsibility of his role at Sporting, where he is happy. Lastly, he spoke with Coates, whom he praised for being a reference for him, not forgetting: “I always need to help the youngsters in the locker room. We have many.”

To finish, he answered his current teammates. With Gonçalo Inácio, he joked about the Portuguese center-back’s clothes, before ending with a response to Daniel Bragança: “It’s much harder to understand Paulinho’s jokes. But I’m trying. He talks with his hands and arms. It’s difficult. I want to thank the captains for the questions. I’m very happy to have played 100 games here! Thank you to my teammates, staff, and fans.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.