The Benfica coach, the German Roger Schmidt, said this Sunday that the current squad will allow “more rotations” than last season and praised the quality of the teams in the I Liga soccer.
“I think the season will be very difficult. We have to be constant, play good football and win a lot of points. For me, it doesn’t make sense to talk about favorites now. I have a lot of respect for all the teams. Famalicão beat Braga, for example. You can see the quality in this league”, said Roger Schmidt.
The German coach was speaking to journalists at the Estágios do Benfica Center, in Seixal, at the press conference prior to Monday’s duel with Boavista, in Bessa, which marks the start of the title defense for the ‘incarnated’.
“After the victory in the Super Cup, we had more confidence to prepare for this match. We are prepared. The players are focused, prepared and happy to compete again. Everyone wants to play a good game and beat Boavista ”, he pointed out. saying.
Schmidt was pleased with the arrival of Trubin’s reinforcements for Arthur Cabral, two players of “great quality”, and promised “more rotation” this season due to the “quality of the squad”.
“Last year we used the same ‘eleven’ several times. In some positions there are not many differences between the players we have. The centrals did very well in the preseason. The same with the midfielders. So this season hopefully and I think we can do more rotation. The players are very even ”, he considered.
Boavista-Benfica is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. on Monday, at the Estádio do Bessa, in Porto, and closes the first day of the 2023/24 edition of the I Liga.
Source: TSF
