The national coach also commented on the current situation in Portuguese football, placing SC Braga on the «same level» as Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting
Roberto Martínez discussed a possible call for Sporting striker Paulinho to the National Team.
«Now Paulinho has a difficulty, with another striker at Sporting. Direct competitiveness. But we have players like André Silva, who is fit again, Beto, in the same position, but very different, and a younger player, Tiago Tomás, who has been doing well in the Bundesliga. The choice is to have, until now, two strikers. But we are following what Paulinho is doing”, he said, in an interview with Sport TV, which will air in full this Tuesday, starting at 9.15 pm.
About Nuno Santos: «For us, Nuno Santos is a player with very high physical capacity. But we have Nuno Mendes, who can do the same, Raphael Guerreiro, who has already played in that position, Rafael Leão, not in the same role, but in the same area with a different structure. Nuno Santos has a difficulty: he has many players ahead of him.”
The national coach also commented on Portuguese football, arguing that SC Braga should be on the “same level” as Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting.
Artur Jorge (IMAGO)
«SC Braga deserves to be on the same level as Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting. I think that in the last four seasons… SC Braga is a club with football recognition and respect throughout Europe. The coach is having a very interesting season, they are now in the Europa League after games with Napoli and Real Madrid. These are steps forward. Qualifying for the Champions League was important and is a strength within Portuguese football,” he said.
2023-12-26 11:58:00
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