Fernando Santosselector of Portugalclaimed this Monday the “collective” work of his team above individualities, after the 2-0 win against Uruguay which ensures classification, considering that Bruno Fernandes played “very well”, but also Diogo Costahis goalkeeper, made a “great save” to preserve the victory, and said that his team “still” did not achieve first place.
“It was a difficult game. Our opponent made things difficult for us. They put a lot of pressure on us, we struggled to move the ball, but we found some spaces. We controlled the game and had a good opportunity Uruguay he played very well. You have to admit. We stopped him from what he knows how to do best, the attack”, assessed the coach at the press conference.
“Uruguay hope to win, but we won. And we move on to the next phase,” he admitted. Fernando Santoswho warned that he had no plans to make almost any changes to the starting lineup for the next match against South Korea, beyond injuries (Nuno Mendes was substituted with a muscle ailment), and announced: “My players will give everything to win. I have full confidence in them.”
“We are not the first in the group yet. We want to finish there. We should not take it for granted. We have to keep improving. We have to improve the combinations and prevent the rival from reaching our area”, pointed out the Portuguese coach , who insisted that “There are some aspects to improve”, but he focused on the “positive thing” with his eyes on the next game against South Korea, with the first position at stake. One point is enough.
Source: La Verdad
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