The Benfica coach said this Thursday that the majority of fans are “very happy” with the team, noting that the group has made “a lot of progress” since joining the Reds.
At the press conference for the next meeting with Farense, Roger Schmidt recalled that Benfica could still do the first round “better than last season” and discounted the criticism by saying that “the most negative people are always the loudest “
“This is completely normal in football and beyond. This is also the case in our society. There are always people who criticize and take the opportunity to show themselves when something goes wrong and make a fuss, but I know that the majority of the fans are very happy with the team,” said the coach in the hall of the Benfica football campus in Seixal after the controversy at the end of the first Football League meeting, in which the Reds drew 0-0 with Moreirense.
On the other hand, Schmidt compared “the situation Benfica were in” when he arrived at the club with “the situation they are in now”, believing it to be a “great evolution” and insisting that ” The Reds scored 29 points. out of 36 possible” in the I League and, therefore, “by always winning, you can spend the first round better than last season.”
The coach also emphasized that this result was obtained despite the fact that due to injuries he lost “very important players for a long time”, such as “David Neres, Alex Bach, Orkun Kokcu and Juan Bernat” or “the best players of the national team for a lot of money.” at the end of last season.”
“We put it all together and still got 29 points out of 36. And we deserved every point. We deserved every point we won and we also deserved to win the other three games. The other teams were no better. We were better,” he emphasized.
Regarding Friday’s meeting with Farense, the coach said he expected a “similar game” to the previous one, against a team with a “different style of play” but which “makes life very difficult for the opponents.”
“They have already scored a lot of goals, almost as many as us, and that says it all. This is a confident team, they have started the I League very well and we must be prepared, as always in our stadium, for a team that has nothing to lose and plays to surprise,” warned Schmidt.
On Friday, Benfica will host Farense in the match of the 13th round of the Portuguese Football League, which will start at 18:00 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon and will be officiated by the referee Miguel Nogueira of the Lisbon association.
The Roger Schmidt-led side are hoping to get back on track after a 0-0 draw with Moreira de Conegos in the previous round, a result that allowed Sporting to once again isolate themselves at the top of the championship with two more points.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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