The Portugal-France clash on Saturday in Lisbon, during the fifth and penultimate day of the League of Nations, will be a “decisive” match, “as if it were a final,” Portuguese coach Fernando Santos said on Friday. “It is of course a decisive match because a victory of one of the teams settles everything. It’s as if it was a final, ”said the 66-year-old coach at a press conference, while the two selections are tied on points at the top of group 3 of Ligue A. The first of the group will qualify for the finals of UEFA’s most recent competition.
“In my opinion both teams are going to play to win, but they are not going to lose their balance. They will respect each other, but without submission, as in France ”in the first leg which ended in a draw (0-0), he said. “Respecting your opponent is knowing him very well and trying to hurt him without him hurting us,” added Santos, stressing that Portugal would not try to snatch a scoreless draw that would be favorable to them before tackling his last game on Tuesday in Croatia. “My goal is always to win. (…) We must show dynamism, quality and creativity to score goals, ”he said, however, specifying that“ we are always closer to winning if we do not take a goal ”.
.
One Response
I wish cr7 could win this encounter and score his first goal against France. Cr102 all the way.