The Farense coach guaranteed this Thursday that his team has the capacity to trouble Benfica and counteract the rival’s power in the match scheduled for Friday, in the 13th round of the Portuguese Football League.
“It will be extremely difficult, but I think we have the ability, taking into account what we have done in our championship, not only to make Benfica nervous but also to often impose our playing philosophy, our mentality, our criteria, which I think they have given us very good results,” said José Mota, at a press conference.
The coach anticipated that Benfica, its players and its managers “will surely be aware that they will have to do everything possible to beat Farense”, so the Algarve team must be prepared to counteract that state of mind.
“We have to be prepared to counter that same power, that way of thinking and show what is in our power. If we manage to do that, what happens to all opponents will happen: there are no invincible opponents, there are no opponents who are mentally superior in relation to my athletes. And, when it is like this, we will surely counteract the power of Benfica,” said the Algarve coach.
Farense, who will have the support of around a thousand fans in Luz, wants to “exploit the weaknesses” of the Reds and “play the game for the sake of the game, often to divide the game.”
“If we are at the level we have had in the last games, we will make our rival’s task more complex and difficult. We are prepared for a difficult game, we are prepared to try to play a positive game and our objective is to score points. from the Estádio da Luz. To achieve this, we have to have concentration, dedication, a very strong tactical discipline, because Benfica has strong players in one-on-one, which creates many imbalances,” highlighted José Mota.
Asked about the form of the rival, who the previous day tied at Moreira de Cónegos and lost the lead in the League, the Farense coach said that he expects “more difficulties.”
“Obviously, clubs like Benfica, which are fighting for the national title, when they lose the lead, what they think about is the next game. Benfica’s players themselves have commented on the importance of the game against Farense. They want to get good results again “, pointed.
At the press conference, José Mota also congratulated Abel Ferreira and his assistant Castanheira for the Brazilian title won with Palmeiras.
“In addition to being from the same region, we have been friends for many years and I would very much like to publicly express these congratulations. It was an extraordinary achievement to be champion of Brazil, you have done it several times.” [mas é] “Another title that only adds value to the work of Portuguese coaches and Portuguese football,” he highlighted.
Benfica, second classified, with 29 points, and Farense, eighth, with 16, face each other on Friday, at 6 p.m., at the Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, refereed by Miguel Nogueira, from the Lisbon association.
Source: TSF
