Rui Borges, Sporting coach, speaking in the press room at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, after the four-to-one victory. The coach values the team's character, both when entering the game and in the reaction in the second half. Game analysis «A victory, three points, which we really wanted for our fans who have been fantastic. I play in a difficult stadium, with a difficult atmosphere, a great first half, to put it simply, we won at half-time fairly, with the guys on. In the second half, unfortunately for us, we put Vitória into the game. We know that, afterwards, the fans here take the team to another level. After 2-1 we lost some passes, which caused some uneasiness. But, we improved, the team scored and we controlled the game. Vitória created some problems, with Telmo crossing closed. I think we controlled the game in a clear demonstration of the character of this team and this group. We gave yet another demonstration that we are a great Sporting, today I read that we are a diminished Sporting, but we are champions, a great team.” New dynamics «It’s about finding solutions, working on them. The dynamics are the same, the players do give different things within the dynamics. In defensive terms we adjusted with a different dynamic, but above all we had the team very focused on what they had to do defensively and offensively. The first half was very good, the team demonstrated the quality it has been demonstrating throughout the championship. Happy. Even with our casualties, which are some and important, the team gave a response that is an exceptional group, with a huge ambition and to win, they all trust in each other». Game Highlights «Team connected with character and personality. Despite coming off a defeat in the Cup, Vitória was growing in its collective quality, a team with many young people. We know it was going to be a difficult game, that at any moment, the fans are different and it makes the team increase its energy levels and we had to be connected from the beginning to the end of the game. Totally connected team, they really wanted to play a good game».
