Hjulmand unhappy with defeat, gives Sporting teammates a dressing-down | OneFootball

Morten Hjulmand reacted to Sporting's defeat against Porto (2-1) in the fourth round of the Primeira Liga. At the end of the match, the captain of the lions expressed his dissatisfaction with the result and reprimanded his teammates, stating that the team cannot concede two goals when they are on top in the match.

"The first half was very balanced, for me 50/50, good opportunities for both teams. In the second half, we started very well, but they scored on their first attack and after 2-0 it's difficult to come back. We scored a goal and pushed to get the second, but it didn't happen," he began by saying in statements to SportTV.

Asked whether the dragons' goals were due to some lack of concentration, the midfielder stated that such a scenario cannot be repeated: "Sometimes it happens, maybe some lack of concentration when they scored the first goal. We cannot concede when we are at our best phase, pressing, having chances, and we concede a goal," he added.

The captain was also asked whether this defeat shakes the confidence in winning the championship, but the player emphasized that there are still many games left until the end of the season: "It was just one game, there are still many games until the end. It's a long championship," he concluded.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Morten Hjulmand - valued at 50 million euros - has participated in five matches. The captain of the greens and whites has been a starter and played the full 90 minutes in all matches so far, having already scored a goal at the start of the season.

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