 "Coach Rúben Amorim Addresses Player Anxiety and Pedro Gonçalves’ Injury Ahead of Sporting’s Match against Boavista")
Coach talks about the Selection stage and the anxiety it causes in players
This Saturday, Rúben Amorim previewed Sporting’s game against Boavista in the 26th round of the League, but before that he gave an account of the progress of Pedro Gonçalves, who left Bergamo injured in the game against Atalanta, on Thursday .
«He’s recovering, he’s sad, I explained to the players today that the national team’s anxiety sometimes doesn’t make sense, because the choices have already been made, it’s not a stage that will change their lives, this has to be explained because sometimes they live in pressure, things aren’t done like that. I’ve been through this, I was a substitute many times and I went to two World Cups: it depends on who the selector wants to take, it messes with the players’ heads, it happens with Pote and Nuno Santos, it’s nothing against them, one internship won’t change nothing, one more goal won’t change and they have to live with another peace of mind – Pote knows the difficulty of the games we’re going to have and he won’t be in some games, it costs him a lot”, said the coach.
«He’s difficult to replace, he does a little bit of everything, and he has his right foot, which on the left side makes a lot of difference. He loses a few games and then he’s back,” he further explained.
He insisted on the stoppage time: «It’s a muscle injury, I don’t know the stoppage time, he could miss the derbies with Benfica, just one or none (smile).»
There will be two Lisbon derbies in a row soon: first on April 3, in Luz, in the second leg of the Portuguese Cup; then on the 7th, in Alvalade, for journey 28.
2024-03-16 12:24:00
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