Rúben Amorim: “The Champions League is closed, the Portuguese Cup is safe, but not impossible. Far from it”
AROUCA
“Difficult game with a team that has grown a lot, even in their way of playing with the ball. It is notorious. David Simão came to give quality to the midfield. Three strong players in front for the transitions, so they can have the results outside, they don’t just live on that but they have great capacity. They played a great game in Guimarães, which is not easy. We have to go after the game.”
5 GAMES, 1 WIN
“In a big club, a win in five games… it doesn’t matter if it was with City or Porto, you know the responsibility we have, but there is no extra pressure. We always have to win. The important thing is that these five games are already decided. In the same way that they were never long of victories, the importance of it. It’s the same thing, we don’t have to give importance to the results that are already related to the thing, we can’t do anything about it anymore. Goals are more expected. The Champions League is closed, the Portuguese Cup and the champions, but they are not impossible. Far from it. That’s what we have to focus on. We have to win the game, it’s always an obligation, it’s the weight of a big club.”
HIDEMASA MORITA
“I will only talk about the market next season. It also depends on the results, whether I will be here or not. I hope to be here.”
FATIGUE
“The players are all they have. There were no longer series of games where we didn’t have room to eat, but we didn’t earn much. It’s football. It’s easier to win. You recover more physically physically, the games don’t have as much impact, distinction soon to another, the sensations are good, so it’s a more psychological aspect. But all teams go through it. Our focus is to be able to win the next game. As a coach, it’s not the first time we’ve had a series like this, with a lack of results. We have to face it normally. We can without united wins for a big series of us, that’s what we’re going to try to do.”
ENVIRONMENT AND HEART
“We have to be aware of what happened in the games. We have to improve in several aspects, instead of trying to manage how the group or environment is. The environment will always be like this. Despite being a coach with little experience, I was a player for many years and I can recognize that in the players. In Porto, take it in in Dragão, why not have other things? At Marítimo, then, I thought we didn’t win because of some misfortune, but we weren’t good enough to score the second goal and settle our game. This game [com o Porto, 1-2], the same thing. What happened after the penalty? The focus has to be that and not manage as much as heartburn because it’s normal, it would be bad if we didn’t have that. It is a team that is not used to these phases.”
DRAGON CONFUSION: HARMED THE TEAM?
“Honestly, I don’t think so. It has no connection. We left that game with good feelings, we played a part with one less. then, that the game with City was remarkable, had an impact. But we beat Estoril 3-0. We went to Madeira and I think we were the ones who should win, then we would win and we would know what was important. Those things are some things in the team. Then, losing at home to the Cup when no one expected it, in a goal that we want and want to achieve, has an impact on the players, on the players. There’s no point in hiding. From sensation to sensation, let’s take a look at this.
CHALLENGING MOMENT
“Yes, it is the most challenging [para mim]. A year with three countries, but in one we left early and won the other two. It’s the most challenging time. Yes, a sometimes is more anxious, to be more on hold. Maybe because the bank is safer. It’s a lack of habit. He’s good for us, he’s not good for fans and clubs. I have to go through this, the players too, it makes us grow.”
MARCUS EDWARDS
“The responsibility is different and he feels it. He didn’t have that much time for food and it cuts out some routines. He is a player who needs a lot of trust from everyone around him. Maybe, at Vitória, he felt more comfortable losing the ball and here his teammates are more annoying with him. Everything around the player is important to manage this. You will have time to show your quality.”