Back to normal, confidence and outfit: Rui Borges after Sporting v Vitória | OneFootball

After Sporting’s win over Vitória SC (5-1) in the 32nd round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Rui Borges spoke to journalists in a press conference, where he analysed the performance. The coach was asked about the importance of this result for the team’s confidence. Check out everything he said.

"As for Eduardo, it means growth. This season he has played quite a lot of matches, consistently and with quality. I’m happy to see him reach that milestone, and I hope he reaches many more because he deserves it for the quality he has and because he will help the club a lot in the future"

"About the match, we started a little nervously. Then, with the first two chances we had, we scored two goals. From that moment on we improved, gained confidence and created several clear chances. It ended up being a fair result given the opportunities we had. The team showed its quality, got back to normal and played a great game"

Shirt saying 'Devotion'

"This is more my thing. That’s all, nothing extraordinary, nothing more. I liked the sweatshirt because it has Sporting’s motto"

Daniel Bragança’s situation

"He has a contract and he is happy at Sporting. His future has to do with him and the board. He knows very well the confidence he has from the coach, which is total, and from the structure as well"

2nd place and Zalazar

"There are many quality players in our league. We’d be here all night talking about countless quality players. I’m focused on winning my matches, that’s what matters to me. I have two more league games left, and we have to do our part, which is to win them, so we can try to finish in second place. Then we have the Cup final and we really want to win that trophy. That’s my focus, more than players who may or may not be of interest. As for second, third or first place, positions are always earned on merit"

Result brings confidence

"Yes, naturally. In the first 10 minutes you could see that the team was a little tense, trying to figure out what the game was going to bring. Then we gained confidence; it was important to score from a set piece, and right after that we made it 2-0 with a beautiful move, and from there we kept growing. It was clear that the team was more comfortable"

"We created several chances after the 2-0 through merit, through quality, through the confidence we were gaining. It’s natural for that to happen. We were coming off a spell of two matches here especially that we didn’t manage well on our part, and that affects you, no matter how much I want to say otherwise. Naturally, it affects the thinking and the minds of all of us. It’s natural that sometimes that tension builds, which happened in the first 10-15 minutes, but then we improved and played a good game"

Morita’s substitution and Geny Catamo’s condition

"It was the same thing with both of them. They were feeling a little uncomfortable and, as a precaution, we took one off at half-time and the other later during the game. They weren’t feeling comfortable"

Ioannidis and the impact of Inácio’s return

"I hope to have Ioannidis back before the end, there are two games left. I believe and really hope he plays, even if it’s in the final round or in the Cup"

"Inácio wanted to be with the group. He gritted his teeth, he’s in pain, he’s not at 100%, he trained yesterday, felt as comfortable as possible and wanted to be with the team. It shows who he is as a leader and as team captain. He knew this was not the team’s best moment and he wanted to be there, standing up with the group. He played a great game, and we ended up taking him off near the end because he asked to come off, as he was starting to feel uncomfortable with some pain"

Morita - Bragança partnership

"They are two players who give us a lot of quality on the ball. We are clearly a team that likes to have the ball, that likes quality in the attacking process, and at this stage they are the ones who do that best. It’s important for the team to have players like them, who don’t shy away from the game, aren’t afraid of the game, and aren’t afraid of the ball even under pressure. They are players with a very good relationship with the ball and they pass that confidence on to the rest of the team"

Clear week

"It’s very important. I hope the team also shows a different energy, the kind that defined us for almost the whole season and that we’ve been lacking this past month. It’s important even mentally. Time matters, being able to breathe, being with family, having time off, not being at the academy all the time. It helps a lot, even more than the physical side, because we’re at the end of the season, everything wears you down. They must already be fed up with hearing the coach, because it’s just talks, talks, talks, talks... Everything helps ease things a little, and normal weeks help a lot"

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