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Rúben Dias, with 18 matches for the National Team, spoke with Fernando Santos on Monday in the preview of the match against Sweden. He said the ultimate goal is victory and refused to be the face of renewal in all of us’ team.
– After the victory with Croatia, two days, with a trip down the middle, how is the team for this match against Sweden?
“It is an atypical phase, the physical levels differ from one player to another, as some have already been working for a few weeks. There are different levels, but there are some routines, the team has had connections for a long time and that must be compensated with the physical level ».
– Could there be overconfidence?
«It was a very positive game, but we won three points and nothing more. In every game we enter we always want to add a victory to a good performance, we have another game and there is nothing to ramble about because of something in excess. Our mentality is to win the next game.
– What are the strengths of Sweden?
«It is a strong, organized team, with very strong players. Our distrust towards the game is maximum, but we really want to win and the levels must be at the maximum ”.
How has Cristiano Ronaldo been?
“I’m not the best person to answer, but being one of our best players, it is clear that he will be better if he is available. But we’ll see how you’ll feel.
Memory of the victory in the qualifying phase for the 2014 World Cup (2-3, with three goals from Cristiano Ronaldo):
«Football is a time in the past and to recover those moments in new opportunities. This is a new challenge, another competition and that is what we have in mind.
– You have been 18 games with the national team, do you feel like the renewal and the future head of defense?
«I don’t see the face of anything, maybe it’s the coach. Nobody knows the future, everyone has to work hard and the decisions are made by the coach.
