Coach Daniel Ramos said Arroca will do everything possible to beat Benfica at home on Tuesday in the second round of Group B of the Football League Cup and reach the Final Four.
Daniel Ramos played down the bad moment his team is going through in the championship, in which they remain in 15th place with six points, and stressed that this is a different competition in which only victory matters.
“It’s a different game to the League Cup. We played the game at this stage and won.” [2-1 no reduto do AVS]. This is a decisive game for us, because a victory allows us to reach the Final Four. Therefore, the main goal is to win the game,” he emphasized.
Arukenses’ coach added that “a draw leaves everything open” but admitted that in this scenario “the likelihood of Benfica winning the second game [em casa com o AVS, em 21 de dezembro] for more than one purpose is high.”
“I told my games this, so tomorrow [terça-feira]“We will do everything possible to ensure that the result becomes a victory for us,” he emphasized at a press conference dedicated to the review of the match.
Coach Arouca, however, is aware of the difficulties he will face against the Reds, but despite the early favoritism attributed to his opponents, he believes his team is ready to give a good response.
“Under normal circumstances Benfica are favorites and history says so. But no one wins a game without playing it. We are all aware of the difficulties, but we are also focused on our desire to fight for victory,” said Daniel Ramos. .
Faced with a Benfica team that is “very strong on the ball”, the coach asks his players to “handle the ball calmly”, make “as few mistakes as possible” and be efficient.
Regarding Arouca’s current situation, Daniel Ramos believes that the best is yet to come and that what is important now is that the team is able to respond.
“We’re sure we’ve dropped a few points in the league games and it’s costing us a lot. We must know how to live with what happens to us. The most alarming thing would be if we didn’t create. We believe this is the Passing Phase. We are determined to improve efficiency, even in this game we know we won’t have the same number of opportunities to finish,” he concluded.
On Tuesday at 20:15, Arouca will host Benfica in the second day of the group stage of the Football League Cup, which will be refereed by Helder Carvalho of the Santarem Association.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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