“We want to show that we are balanced”: Roberto Martinez attributes the bold eleven to “a lot of attacking players”

In the game against Liechtenstein, Portugal will line up a variety of starting attacking options, considering the 9th round of the qualifying stage of the European Championship 2024. About an hour before the start of the match – the start is scheduled for 19:45 hours – Roberto In statements to RTP, Martinez revealed which eleven players will play in the national team for tonight, and why he chose so many attacking options.

“We are going to play with a lot of Portuguese fans and that is very important. Today I think this is a game in which the structure is not very rigid, we need to react very quickly and defend much better than Liechtenstein. there will be a structure of three [defesas], with Ruben Neves in the more defensive midfielder line. Most of the time we will play in the opponent’s midfield, so we need to control the opponent’s counterattacks and recover. [a bola] in the forward areas of the field,” the national team coach began with words, and then praised Toti Gomes, who, together with Jose Sa, is preparing for his official debut for the Portuguese “AA” tonight: “Toti Gomes will also make his debut today. Toti did a very good job in the rest of the stages and today he deserved his debut and a place in the starting line-up. “I felt proud and happy, but like the rest of the team, he’s focused.”

When asked about Portugal’s goal of breaking the scoring record at this stage, Roberto Martinez stressed that the most important thing will always be the collective performance. “This is an important game for us with a lot of attacking players. We want to show that we are balanced. We need to have a good attitude, especially in the final third. Success will be a consequence of good play, and today it is very important that the team’s performance is at the highest level. I want to perform at the highest level,” he concluded.