League of Nations. Rúben Neves says that Portugal knows where it needs to improve
“The focus is always mostly on us. If we’re not our level, we’re a very difficult drum selection. It’s looking at these small and details, so it doesn’t happen again. We know what we need to improve, we have already looked at the aspects in which we were not so good and I think we are ready for Saturday”, he underlined.
At a press conference held at Cidade do Futebol, in Oeiras, before another training session for the corners team, Rúben Neves stated that the objective, from the beginning, was always to qualify for the four-a-side final of the competition, reserved for the Classifieds of each group, a first place for which the Portuguese team depends only on you.
“We don’t look at the table. We depend on ourselves and this is the most important game we have. We know it will be a difficult game and we are 100% focused on the Czech Republic”, said the midfielder, who has played for the English since Wolverhampton 2017.
At the Quinas de Ouro gala, captain Ronaldo de Ouro stated that he intends to compete in the 2024 European Championship, something that did not surprise the other players, stressed Rúben Neves.
“Making Cristiano capable here, he knows what makes the Worker capable. Not to see waiting for that at that moment, we should already know, by the way we work and we would always know that it is called. He is a full-fledged professional. I know he’s prepared for all these countries”, said the athlete.
Center Pepe was released from the work of the Quinas team on Wednesday, due to physical problems, being an athlete that the 25-year-old midfielder considers “extremely important”, but stresses that Portugal is “lucky to have a wide range of players”. with quality”.
Regarding forward Rafa’s resignation from the national team, Rúben Neves expresses that it is a decision respected by all and believes that “it had nothing to do with playing time”.
“Rafa had his reasons and I believe it had nothing personal to do with playing time. I feel enormously proud and it is a privilege to be present, once again, in the selection. The greatest exponent, in football, is to represent your country and I will do my best to be present as many times as possible.”, he stressed, when asked if Rafa’s motives were of little use, an aspect that sometimes affects Rúben Neves.
On Saturday, the match between Czechs and Portuguese starts at 19:45 (in Lisbon), at the Eden Arena, in Prague, and will be refereed by Sérvio Srdjan Jovanovic. In the last round, scheduled for Tuesday, Portugal will host Spain in Braga.