Portugal manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Bento revealed that his team won’t go with a defensive mindset against Spain when they lock horns with the defending champions in the semi-final on Wednesday night, and believed that they have a chance of creating history by
lifting their maiden European title.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 2-0 in the quarterfinal in a match which was saw them dominate the proceedings from kick-off to the final whistle. The game saw the Les Bleus being forced into taking defensive cover, in order to weather a flurry of
attacks from the Spanish players.
With Spain further consolidating their position as the tournament favourites by making a mighty French team look very ordinary, Bento insisted that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 will not make the same mistake as Laurent Blanc’s unit. He also feels that his side are more than
just capable of getting the better of the World Champions.
While talking to reporters he said, “Our aim is not to defend all of the time. We can’t do this against the reigning world and European champions. We are aware it will be difficult but they know we can pose a lot of problems for them.”
The 43-year old also highlighted the fact that they are currently brimming with confidence following their impressive comeback in the tournament, and felt that it had strengthened the player’s nerves going into the massive fixture on Wednesday.
Even though the Seleccao are yet to beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 away from home, they hammered the Red Fury 4-0 in their last friendly meeting back in November, 2010.
However, Bento reiterated that the result of their last meeting won’t have any bearings on their semi-final fixture, pointing out that instead of making history as the reference point, they will draw confidence from their recent performances.
“It doesn’t matter if we won 4-0 we have to do our best in the next game and we are convinced in the fact we have great potential and quality and that’s why we can reach our great aim.”
Portugal, who have never won the European title, finished runner-ups to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908 in the 2004 event.
However, given their blistering form recently and the fact that their skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 hit the top gear in the last two games, Bento was optimistic that his side can unsettle the mighty Spanish team and can go on to create history by winning their
first ever major title.
He went on to say that he was feeling responsibility, not anxiety ahead of the semi-final and was hopeful that they will be able to present a huge gift to their fans by lifting the trophy.
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