Rui Borges responds to white handkerchiefs in Alvalade: “Bad was...”

Analysis: “ At times, some uneasiness was noticed. The ball didn't go in, we had two goals in two shots that the Academic has on our goal. Two jogger balls, crossing... Having a goal in the initial phase gave some uneasiness, and it was noticed in the game, more in decision making in the last third. We've created a lot of situations near the Academic goal. Some with our demerit, others with merit of the adversary were fought. We were not able to come to an end with the result in our favor.”.

The goal of 1-2: “ It is natural that maturity or calm did not exist, but it was part of the game. We were there at a good time on our part, and we wanted to go after the 2-1 victory. When no one expected, we suffered 1-2 and threw that trust down our throats. It's only natural for the team to start losing that confidence and calm. Even so, we tried, we ran, we tried to create a lot of jogging and crossing, hence the options in the area a little earlier, but it did not arrive”.

Lack of confidence: “It is natural that, here or al, it affects. It's part of being human. I can't point anything. They tried their best, tried to get to the goal, do situations we asked for, especially from the hallway... We created a lot, but we were not happy in the finalizations”.

Recipe to go around: “Work and believe, always believing and working. There is no other remedy if not the daily work and regain this individual and collective trust above all”.

White sheets: “ The dissatisfaction of the adherents is completely natural. We have to understand. We're in a big club, the pressure is daily. It was bad if there was no dissatisfaction. We didn't win. It's natural there is. I don't know if it's fair or not. It is natural and I deal well with it”.