Vizela kicks off the 2023/24 football league on Saturday with a visit to Sporting’s stadium and coach Pablo Villar acknowledged the degree of difficulty is high but ensured the team could surprise.
“It’s been a very long pre-season, seven weeks, and we all want to start and do a good job. We have no losses and the players feel motivated to start,” he stressed, expressing “anxiety” for the start of the proof.
At a press conference before the match, the coach of the team from Wiesel, one of the two debutants of the new championship draw, said that he wanted to score against Sporting, and for this he guaranteed that he was preparing the team in the best way.
“We have been preparing for this game, as for every game, we will look at the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent and try to counter them. Sporting is a very strong team, one of those who have the fewest line-up changes, they have adopted the coach’s ideas very much. It will be a great motivation to start from there, because it will be against the only team that Wiesele has never managed to score against, and it will be a great incentive.” he referred.
Pablo Villar is fully aware of the difficulties that Visela’s team will face in Alvalada, but believes his team’s “weapons” could complicate the Lions’ intentions.
“We know that we will find a very strong Sporting. The games they played in pre-season against Villarreal and Real Sociedad are a prime example of their potential and exceptional quality. the best game with our weapons and with a great desire to win,” he also stressed.
Despite everything, the coach explained that Minho’s team is still “not 100%” and that “the roster isn’t closed yet.”
“Yesterday [quinta-feira]“I have spoken to the president and we are going to hire another player who will give us different characteristics from what we have in the squad,” said the coach, who believes that the team “will become even better in the coming weeks.”
Vizela will face Sporting CP on Saturday at 20:30 at the José Alvalade stadium in the first round match of the I League, which will be refereed by Andre Narciso of the Setubal Football Association.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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