Rubén Amorim liked Sporting’s first half at Santa Clara’s home (the Lions won 1-0) but disliked the second half, in which the Lions had to suffer despite a 2-1 win at the end.
“In the first half, against a well-organized Santa Clara, very closed, we had the patience to get to the goal and we controlled the opponent’s transitions well. In the second part, we lowered the intensity and don’t make it easy with anyone. Santa Clara, with many losses and at a difficult time, grew up in the game and did more than we did. Their merit, but also our disadvantage. At half-time, he may not have conveyed the gravity of the moment well. When we reduce the intensity, we are a normal team, ”he said in a flash interview with the Sport TV channel.
“First of all, the first time we didn’t play very well and won, there were other times when the opposite happened, we played well and didn’t get the result we deserved. Congratulations to Mario Silva and Santa Clara on a great game, even with so many problems, and as for us, we have something to work on and something to improve,” he added.
And in the press center he repeated the criticism. “Desire has a lot of power, which is why we were champions in the first season. Obviously Sporting can and should do more, and I have to be the first to understand this, otherwise we were very bad. We can and must do more to achieve our goals,” he warned.
