Vítor Pinto surprises, praises Sporting stalwart: he's got a point | OneFootball

Morten Hjulmand’s statements in the aftermath of the draw with Arsenal, which sealed Sporting’s elimination in the Champions League quarter-finals, continue to spark discussion in the Sporting world. The captain described the match as “boring” for the spectators, an assessment that contrasted with Rui Borges’s view at the press conference, where he said it was a “translation error”. Vítor Pinto is on the coach’s side.

“Rui Borges is saying something he is right about, he criticised Arsenal. But there is also a part where he refers to Sporting, there is no doubt about that. This is not how Sporting likes to present itself, but that can even be linked to that ‘boring’ game, that dull game, which he says it was, without intensity, and so on,” he began by saying on NOW channel.

The deputy editor of the newspaper Record believes the Nordic player went a bit too far. “He even went a little overboard, because it wasn’t actually that bad. In the end, when he says that Sporting did not do enough to win, or enough to score,” he added.

Despite the criticism, Vítor Pinto agrees somewhat with Hjulmand’s words. “He acknowledged that the team did not give everything that could be expected in England. There was a lack of brilliance, a lack of spark, a lack of those decisive moments, the ability to be clinical. As coaches say: Hurt the opponent,” he said.

In the end, Vítor Pinto stated that Sporting are a very strong attacking team and want the best result against Benfica. “Sporting are a very attack-minded team, a team with great attacking productivity, a team that creates chances and shots, and has players capable of extraordinary goals... Tomorrow, Sporting do not want to create 19 shots, and they do not want to put six shots on target into Trubin’s brilliance, and then lose 1-0. They want to get the best result against Benfica,” he concluded.

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