Rui Borges, Sporting's coach, addressed the Lion club's situation in the League and the 7-point disadvantage against leader FC Porto. The coach guarantees that he believes and calls for the players to overcome: «We have been very good, but it is not enough. We have to be perfect and we are looking for that: [Continua a acreditar que é possível agarrar a liderança da Liga?] “Clearly yes. If not, we would already order the tracks for the first place winner. We are having a great championship. If we look at the past, we are having a great championship in terms of everything: points, goals scored and goals conceded. Only whoever goes first is having an extraordinary first lap and there is no way to fight against that. Our demands increase. To be champions again, it's not enough to be like last season and two years ago. It's not enough and it's been demonstrated that it's not enough. We have to do better and find a way, among all of us, to surpass ourselves even more than we have done in recent years. We have to understand that we have to be extraordinary because then we can have, and will have, an opportunity to become champions again. Last year we were also eight points ahead of second place and suddenly we were one behind first: we lost nine points. It already happened and this year the same thing could happen again. We're seven points behind, that's for sure, but there's still a whole second round left with competitive games and demands on everyone.” We have to surpass ourselves in relation to what we have been doing, which has been very good, but it could be better. We have to create this requirement. (...) We have been very good, but it is not enough. We have to be perfect and we are looking for that. A second round better than the first and then we see the consequences of that.”