2023-07-21 22:24:55
After the victory against France in the semi-final of the European Championship, Renato Garrido was happy for Portugal to reach the final. João Rodrigues and Pedro Henriques shared the same sentiment.
Renato Garrido, in direct speech:
A final: «We are at the end, which was what we wanted. After the World Cup in Argentina, being in a final again here in Catalonia, with the course we did, is a reason for great pride for us. Now we want to be in the final tomorrow to win. That is our great objective.»
The will to win: «Now we want not only to be present in the final, but also to win. This is our main objective. We are going to give everything we have for Portugal, for Portuguese roller hockey and dignify this modality as much as possible, doing everything to win, regardless of who the opponent is.»
João Rodrigues, in direct speech:
Reach the final: «The» feeling is, above all, of happiness for being in another final. The team is happy with the work they did throughout the game. What we wanted was to be in the final. We knew how to play this game and we are happy with the objective. Tomorrow is a final we have worked hard to be in and we don’t just want to be there, we want to win and we will fight with all our strength.»
Duel with France: «The» second half was more about managing ball possession. For our part, we knew we had an important advantage and we had to be smart in managing the game and I think we were pretty smart, going in goal for sure when we had clear opportunities. It was a good 50 minutes of the selection that played the game that had to play as things went on.»
Next game: «This final is going to be a very difficult game, whoever it is» and he stressed that «they are two very strong opponents that we face in this European. Let’s see who the opponent is. Whoever it is, you can count on an ambitious Portugal that will leave everything on the rink.»
Pedro Henriques, in direct speech:
About the game:«We had the objective of reaching the final and we are already there, doing a worthy job in representing this shirt. France deserves our utmost respect. This same France eliminated Spain in the quarterfinals of the last World Cup. Today, I think he played a good game, with more set pieces than normal, but we overcame it with the team.»
Final: «I hope that tomorrow will be like this too. Now, we are going to rest and prepare the game in the best possible way, and get the best version of Portugal to win another European Championship.»
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