Roger Schmidt does not want the team to rest in Tuesday’s match in Denmark against Midtjylland. Despite the 4-1 win over Luz, the Benfica coach ensures that the intention is to win again.
“We hope that the opponent will try everything to recover. The first half came in a draw, it is going well for us, we got a good result at home, but my experience in this type of match tells me that we have to focus from the first second “,” he began by warning the coach. The German, until he shows that the best defense is … attack.
“I am convinced that the best defense is to play away from our target, so we will not defend 4-1 from the first leg. We believe in ourselves and want to be proactive, so we aim to score and win. I don’t think our style is very different from the first match.”
Not even the words of Midtjylland coach Henrik Jensen, when he said at the end of the first leg that even with a miracle his team would turn around in a tie, Roger Schmidt changed his mind. “I know what the coach said after the match, but I am sure he saw things differently the next day. They will think and they will try and they will have the opportunity to respond. He stressed that we got a good result in the first leg but it was not decided.”
Moreover, the German coach expressed his happiness with the players’ response to his ideas, noting: “I have seen that they are very committed and communicative. I think the situation is good, but there is room to improve the maneuvering.”
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