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After a period of less brilliance, Haris Seferovic rediscovered his best version in the Benfica jersey and has scored six goals in the last five games. Now, the Swiss spoke of the season of the reds and reflected on the specific delay for the Sporting leader, recalling the several cases of contagion with the new coronavirus that were in the squad.
“Sporting had a series of good results and were able to win several games in the final minutes. We pay a very high price with the various cases of players infected with Covid-19. Believe me, the virus weakens us ”, he began by saying, in an interview with Keystone-ats.
The striker was one of those who had Covid-19 and explained the difficulties he felt to return to training after the disease.
“When I started training, I was short of breath while running. I had a hard time sprinting. January was quite a difficult month. I lost muscle mass and it took me a long time to recover in the best way, “he admitted.
After starting on the bench under Jorge Jesus, the Swiss international ended up gaining a place in the starting eleven. Asked by the technician, the forward praised him.
«Jesus is a great coach. Your resume speaks for itself. Live for soccer. I worked with him for the last eight months and he taught me a lot. He may be old school, but he understands modern football perfectly. He’s very direct, but that doesn’t bother me, ”he said.
Without fleeing from any subject, Seferovic addressed the rumors that took him out of the Light at the beginning of the season and stressed that Jesus always showed that he had him.
Rumors don’t interest me. I admit that I was not at my best at the beginning of the season and I did not hide my frustration. However, I am fine at the moment. It was worth the effort. I am in shape, my movements are natural and I feel confident. When the various signings were announced, I wondered, but soon realized that the coach wanted me to stay. From then on, I had only one thought in mind: earn my place on the team. I know what I can contribute to the team and today the numbers speak for me, “he concluded.
Finally, the 29-year-old explained what Benfica’s goals are until the end of the season. “Our goal is to get to second place. We are three points away from FC Porto. A club like Benfica has to go straight into the Champions League every year. We also have the Portuguese Cup final against Sp. Braga in May, “he said.
With 14 goals scored in the league, just one less than Pedro Gonçalves, Seferovic is part of Petkovic’s squad for the Swiss games counting for the qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup.
