William Carvalho warns Switzerland that they will find in Portugal a “totally focused opponent” who wants to win the match. On the Swiss side, the team expects a team with “a lot of ball possession”.
“A united team with excellent players. There have been many surprises in this World Cup, we have to be focused from the first to the last minute so that things turn out the way we want,” said William Carvalho.
On the episode of the substitution of Cristiano Ronaldo in the game against South Korea, the Portuguese international refuses to comment and limits himself to saying that the group is united.
“As always, from day one. We have been working well. We believe that we can do good things, as we have done. This situation is already clarified with Cristiano, it’s not me who can talk about it,” he said.
Asked about the relevance that Bruno Fernandes has shown in the national team in this World Cup, both scoring goals and giving assists, William reinforces that the number 8 is a great player and has demonstrated his quality over the years.
“He is having an excellent season in Manchester and helping the team in the way we hope. The group is prepared to deal with Bruno and the other players”, underlined William de Carvalho.
At the moment, in the player’s opinion, the objectives of the team in the competition are being achieved. The group stage was passed, in first place in the group. Now follow the eighths.
“Right now it is working as we wanted,” he reinforces.
This Sunday, Portugal continues its preparation for the round of 16 match of the 2022 World Cup, with Switzerland, in a session in which Fernando Santos must have all the eligible players available on the pitch.
At the Al-Shahaniya training center, the national team is scheduled to train at 5:00 p.m. local time (2:00 p.m. in Lisbon), with the first 15 minutes open to the press.
After only 12 players participated in the first match after the defeat against South Korea (1-2) on Saturday, since the starters in that match only did recovery work, the coach is expected to have all 23 athletes available .
On Friday, the Chinese team lost 2-1 to South Korea in the last match of Group H, but kept first place with six points, while the Asians secured second place with four and also advanced to the next phase, in which they will meet Brazil.
Source: TSF