Bruno Lage warns after Benfica v Tondela: fatigue, lacking sharpness | OneFootball

Bruno Lage showed himself to be very pleased with the performance of his players, after a 3-0 win in Benfica - Tondela, a match that counted towards the third round of Liga Portugal Betclic. At the end of the encounter, the coach spoke to the microphones of BTV and analyzed the game.

"A word for our fans, fantastic as always, they were very important. Only 72 hours since the last game, a tough trip, and the support was fantastic. We had to start strong, which is what we did. A lot of quality, we could have achieved another result, Tondela's goalkeeper had a great game. Tondela was also very well organized. But let's value the way we scored the goals and the first half we played", Bruno Lage began to say.

The coach continued: "The second half, for several reasons, due to fatigue, or lack of competitive rhythm, we started to feel it. I made the changes based on the signs I was seeing. We wanted the team to be cohesive, without long runs, with or without the ball. To keep the block, to attack and defend. But we knew how to manage the game and we managed to win and get the three points. And now we start preparing for Wednesday's game, which is very important for us".

He then spoke about the series of games without conceding goals: "It's the collective work. Merit of the players, they interpret the strategy very well. In the construction, we had to vary, either with two or three, with different players also to confuse the pressure. And then we knew how to find the paths to the goal.

Total merit of the players, they fulfilled the plan in the first half, and in the second half they managed the game very well".

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