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SC Braga coach Carlos Carvalhal said this Saturday that there are no favorites for tomorrow’s Minho derby, at V. Guimarães, on the fifth day of the national championship.
“There are no favorites in the derbies anywhere in the world, it will be 50/50. Vitória has potential, it will be a difficult match for both teams, we are not minimally involved or asleep, we have to be firm and determined to win. With respect for Vitória, we will try to do what this team is designed to do: win, ”he said.
The Arsenal players are coming off a Europa League victory (3-0 against AEK Athens) on Thursday, but Carlos Carvalhal understands that eventual fatigue is sometimes a more mental problem, admitting, however, being able to make team changes if some player does not recover.
“There is something I learned in England, a lot of fatigue is because you think you are tired, because you talk a lot about it, you don’t talk about it. An English player does not understand why, three days later, the coach does not put him culturally, since he was a child used to seeing his idols play every three days, “he said.
João Henriques replaced Tiago Mendes in the technical command of Vitória less than two weeks ago, but, for Carlos Carvalhal, in that short period of time, “when there is a new coach, there are differences even in the choice of players or in the form in which the team is presented. “.
“We have great respect for Vitória, it is a derby, we analyze the rival well, their strengths and weaknesses, we want to play a good game and continue with what we have done, play well and face the game in a positive way, we don’t have to don’t do it, “he said.
It will be Carvalhal’s first ‘derby’ as coach of SC Braga and, after having committed the “blunder” of devaluing a Sheffield United – Sheffield Wednesday, Carlos Carvalhal acknowledges that, although “in essence, the matches are all the same”, In derbies “always have an emotional side, even without fans.”
“Anxiety? After a Freamunde – Paços de Ferreira, a Sporting – Benfica, a Besiktas – Galatasaray or a Sheffield Wednesday – Leeds, we always have a buzz for every game, but it’s been a few years” as a coach, he said.
SC Braga, sixth, with six points, and Vitória Sport Clube, fifth, with seven, will meet from 8:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, in Guimarães, a match that will be refereed by Fábio Veríssimo, association of Leiria.
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