“There is no Portuguese referee at the World Cup.” Sergio Conceição says “there is still a lot to be improved”

At a preliminary conference before the derby of the 13th round of the national championship, in which Porto and Boavista will play next Saturday, the Porto coach was asked several times about the refereeing.

Sergio Conceição said that “there is still a lot to improve” in refereeing. “When you are protected in some way, we are not going to improve. The referee is protected because we do not have access to audio communication between VAR and the referee,” the coach of the blue and white emphasized.

Regarding the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Porto coach has been quite blunt. “I think there is no Portuguese referee in the World Cup”, which implies the improvement that Sergio Conceição mentioned. The big problem is that “when we are protected in some way, we tend not to develop,” said Sergio Conceição.

With the World Cup approaching, there are things that will change, but Sergio Conceição ensures that “we have a plan, we have constant communication with the athletes during the qualifying rounds, and there will be other planning as to what will happen.” day job. We are not used to the fact that the championship is stopped for so long, we do not know when our athletes will arrive, whether there will be any injuries that could affect the rest of the season. This is a possible planning within the framework of something unusual in a football year.”

When asked about the punishment he will receive after being sent off in the game with Mafra, Sergio Conceição assured that he was not worried. “My concern is related to other life issues, to be honest, what should come from a solution will come. If I can worry, it will be much more serious problems in life related to the way I see the world, ”added the coach.