Footballer Bruno Fernandes said this Monday that the dream of winning Euro 2024 is “present” in the players of the Portuguese national team, ensuring that the group will fight to bring that joy to the Portuguese people again.
“The dream is very present in our heads, we want to bring back this joy [de conquistar o Europeu como em 2016]. I was left out, but I felt like one of them,” Bruno Fernandes said at a press conference, adding that it was necessary to “maintain the same level of qualifications or even improve them.”
On a day when the Kinas first team got to work ahead of their Euro 2024 preparatory meeting with Sweden, the Manchester United English midfielder was the group’s spokesman on Thursday, along with debutant Francisco Conceicao, whom he praised.
“He has all the qualities to be where he is. He deserves this challenge and I really admire his qualities. I love the irreverence he brings to Porto’s game. I think that since the days of Brahimi and Corona, Porto have been missing a player like him. “, he analyzed.
He subsequently admitted why the winger had not established himself earlier at the Dragons: “Fortunately or unfortunately, his father is his coach. There is obviously a balance that leaves many people unsure how to change the situation. not the national team coach, but him here, there must be something good.”
The expanded squad to 32 players has been commented on by the United midfielder, who believes it is a “very sensible decision”.
“[Roberto Martínez] He spoke with several players and explained why he made this choice. We are at a stage in the season where most of the players have a lot of games to play and it is very smart for the manager to try and manage the group. We know about injuries, there are more and more games, the intensity is high,” he concluded.
The national team will host Sweden, who failed to qualify, on Thursday at the Estadio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães, before traveling to Ljubljana five days later on March 26 to play the Slovenians, who will take part in Euro 2024. .
Kinas are in Group F of Euro 2024, in which they will face Turkey, the Czech Republic and the winner of Play-Off Path C (Georgia, Luxembourg, Greece or Kazakhstan), which will be announced this month. .
The European debut is scheduled for June 18, with the Czechs in Leipzig, then the fights with the Turks on June 22 in Dortmund, and with the opponent leaving the playoffs – on June 26 in Gelsenkirchen.
The 2024 European Championships will take place in Germany from June 14 to July 14.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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