Among the various topics covered in an interview given to the club's television channel, Rui Borges addressed the issue of injuries that have plagued the squad, for example since he took over the technical command of the Lions, he has not yet counted on Nuno Santos. “I read it positively. I look at setbacks or less positive things positively. It is an opportunity to change something, to give opportunities to others, to add something to our group, to become stronger and stronger. There is a feeling that everyone is important, so I always look very positively at these setbacks, as a leader it is up to me, and my technical team, to make them believe that they are important and that they have a lot of quality, all of them, that is why they are at Sporting, they are at a great club, they are two-time champions, if they are here they are recognized as having the quality to be here", he highlighted. The great virtue of this team is being able to change the different pieces, whether by obligation or by choice, and not experience differences in performance. And he continued: «For this reason, I always look at it as an opportunity for those who are going to play, as a way to add something different, even for the future, to make the team more capable, even strategically with what the teams we will encounter throughout the season will be, not deviating from our idea, but with different players, adding different things and making us more capable of overcoming the difficulties of the opponents we will encounter.» «And the great virtue of this team is being able to change the different pieces, whether by obligation or by choice, and not feel differences in performance», he added. Rui Borges does not count on Blopa for the game in Barcelos - Photo: MIGUEL NUNES Something that Rui Borges did not hide is a dream for any coach: «I think the best thing that can happen to us is to look and see the team all connected, capable. Even when someone is missing, I look at them and in addition to what they give individually in the position they play and add different things than the player who can't make the contribution, I think they still give a little more, even to be, sometimes, at the level of the teammate who isn't present and they play for him a little too.” It's a very unique group. He has his own friendship, joy and mutual help. I look and see the players who are adapted, or not in another position, correspond Continuing with the praise: «That's why I say it's a very unique group. He has his own friendship, joy and mutual help. I look and see the players who are adapted, or not in another position, respond, firstly because they believe in them a lot, and then because the coach believes in them a lot, that they are capable of making a contribution there.” «Ultimately, I think they even, because of the colleague who is missing, who cannot make a contribution, want to respond and want to respond because when the colleague played the team was at a high level, I have to keep the team at this level and be at the level of my colleague. That’s the feeling I get a lot of the time,” he concluded.