Bernardo Silva on Ireland defeat – Portugal: “It was down to a few issues…” | OneFootball

Bernardo Silva believes that the setback in the Ireland – Portugal match happened due to "technical-tactical issues." In statements at the end of the match, the former Benfica player dismissed any anxiety about securing qualification for the 2026 World Cup and focused on the upcoming match against Armenia (November 16, 2:00 PM).

"It was a tough game, where Ireland gave us the ball, gave us control of the game. And they looked to be very direct, on the counterattack, on set pieces, in the way they attacked, much faster. And with their merit, and with some of our shortcomings, it was a game that became quite complicated, where we couldn't control the transitions," Bernardo Silva began to say, whose future continues to be a topic of discussion.

"On the first set piece, they scored 1-0, which made the game much more complicated, and we were never efficient in the way we attacked, we had few players in finishing areas, we were quite predictable. Against five-man lines, it's never easy to attack," noted Bernardo Silva, analyzing the outcome of the match.

"Of course, we wanted to win and secure qualification for the World Cup, but this group of players plays at the highest level and doesn't get anxious so easily. It was more technical-tactical issues where things didn't go well for us today," highlighted Bernardo Silva, the former Benfica player.

"We will always play to win [against Armenia]. Today we played to win. We didn't succeed, we are sad, disappointed with what we did here today. Football is like that, credit to the opponent, who is also a team with great organization and has already put us in great difficulties in Portugal," concluded Bernardo Silva.

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