Analysis
After the defeat of the ‘lions’ against Bodø/Glimt, Pedro Fatela highlights what failed in the Alvalade team and what changes need to be made for Sporting to achieve a better result when they meet the Norwegians again, already current analysis sports e also from preview to nearby Europa League matches.
Regarding what led to the ‘lions’ defeat by three balls to zero, Pedro Fatela states that it was more than a question of “lack of attitude”. The SIC commentator considers that the “Sporting is not well physically” and that the game “was not well prepared” by technician .
“Right away, the way the team wanted to press in the ‘4-4-2’, leaving a covering midfielder, Patrick Berg, salways alone on the back of [Francisco] Trincao and [Luis] Suarez. From that moment on, the team at Bodø/Glimt had superiority in the central corridor”, says Pedro Fatela, analyzing what led Sporting to this ‘heavy’ defeat in the Champions League.
The SIC commentator considers that the Bodø/Glimt é”a team where the players don’t hide and give solutions to the man with the ball”, which meant that Sporting were at a disadvantage in the match.
“We always feel Sporting arriving late and without the ability to press”, says Pedro Fatela.
The ‘lions’ will have the opportunity to seek revenge next Tuesday, March 17at the reception of the Norwegian team.
For the week of preparation for the meeting in Alvalade, Pedro Fatela highlights that it is essential that Rui Borges gets to know his opponent better e adjust the starting eleven to your strategy.
“It seems to me that [Rui Borges] You have to deepen your knowledge of your opponent. It seems to me that there is what adjust the issue of positioning such as this issue of pressure (…) The players in the starting eleven have what be adjusted to the strategy”, he adds, exemplifying that “it would make more sense” to have EDuardo Quaresma or Hidemasa Morita instead of João Simões or Georgios Vagiannidis.
Now for the o FC Porto travels to Germany this Thursday to face the Stuttgartat 17:45.
Pedro Fatela considers that Francesco Farioli will “revolve the starting eleven a lot”, but emphasizes that it is important that the ‘dragons’ do not stray from their identity.
To move the SC Braga to Ferencváros strongholdin Hungary, also this Thursday, at 8pm, the SIC commentator predicts that this will be “a Braga that will take over the game”, but predicts a “very complicated game” with the team that remains first in the Hungarian championship.
