Rui Borges on Sporting's key renewal: He’ll be here weaving his magic | OneFootball

Rui Borges, Sporting's coach, praised Francisco Trincão in the preview of the match against Club Brugge, valid for the UEFA Champions League. The coach was asked about when the extension of the contract with the Portuguese international will be finalized.

"I don't need to say it, he knows what the confidence of the coaching staff and the coach is. He is having a great season, perhaps his best. I'm happy about that. We believe we have some merit in that regard. I feel he is focused, regardless of the contract renewal. Besides, he has a contract and will be here in the coming years spreading magic," he said at a press conference, looking ahead to the match against the Belgians.

"The pressure is daily, we represent a big club. These are players used to this pressure and with enormous ambition. We are an ambitious team. We respect all teams. In this case, any game is difficult. The favoritism is always shared. It will be a tough match. Everything else is a consequence of what we do tomorrow. The three points bring consequences. First, we have to focus on what we need to do to face a great Brugge," he said.

The coach spoke about the points needed to secure qualification: "10 points? I don't know if that will be enough or not for qualification, last season we reached the playoffs with 11." It's all subjective and we have to focus on what we can control. We still have three more matches to play, big games. The team will be highly motivated to face these great opponents. We will play great matches and will surely collect even more points. We’ll see what we are capable of, regardless of whether or not we get the three points tomorrow."

Rui Borges denies that the game is decisive: "There are four rounds left, it's not the key match. We will get points and do everything to chase a goal that is ours. It's an important game at home. It's a great team. Last season, Sporting was not able to beat Brugge. It's a team with a sporting image similar to Sporting's, always looking for young talents to develop. It's a team with individual and collective quality. They have very good attacking players who can create danger at any moment. It's a very good team, very dynamic in the defensive process as well. At first glance, we might identify Brugge as a quick attacking team, but they're more than that. They average 60% possession in their league. This speaks well to the quality of the team we are going to face," he concluded.

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