Statements by Rúben Amorim, Sporting coach, after the 3-0 victory against Moreirense, in the fifth round of the Betclic League
Big display? “Yes, very complete, with some difficulty in the first 10 minutes, with Moreirense having the ball, they played with Pedro Amador and it looked more like a line of five than a line of four. It took us some time to understand that. It took us with many balls from the goalkeeper to the left side because we had to change the pressure a little, and those details were enough to make it difficult. Moreirense with a lot of confidence, a very well-worked team. They created a difficulty for us, which was an opportunity. From then on we took control of the game. Against an organized team we have to tire them out, sometimes it’s difficult for the public to understand that, but the players have to do it, it’s mandatory. When Seba stops the ball and all people go to their position and the fans want it faster, but the orders come from the coach, not the players. We managed to start to understand the game and from there develop the game, realizing that as things go on, Franco won’t arrive the pressure on Morita and Pedro Gonçalves, etc. From then on we always created chances. In the first and especially in the second half, we looked fresher than the opponent, and then with the quality of the players we created several opportunities. We scored three and I think we should have scored more.”