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What did the Portuguese coach say?
Portugal’s Jorge Jesus, Al-Nasr coach, has spoken about his side’s draw in the Riyadh derby in the Round of 32 of the Saudi Roshen League, stressing that his side were close to winning the league title until they equalized in the dying moments.
During the press conference held after the match, Jesus said: “First of all, I would like to congratulate everyone for the excellent level of tactics that the match witnessed, apart from the great crowd atmosphere, because what happened inside the stadium was like a real football wedding.”
“The last chance prevented us from celebrating the title today, but we still have a match at home to become champions. Football always gives you another chance and we have a lot of faith in our ability to win.”
“Now all our focus is on recovery because we have the AFC Champions League 2nd Final on Saturday and today we saw signs of fatigue in a number of players. The match was tiring and the weather was hot and we will try to prepare the team as best as possible for the next match.”
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The Portuguese coach continued his speech. “This temptation will not affect the players in the coming days, maybe only in the first hours after the game, but the team has enough experience to face such moments.”
He said about his team’s equality. “The goal came after contact between Pinto and Martinez, without any interference from the Al Hilal players, but in football, such strikes happen often, and I am not angry about this strike.”
He also sent a message to Al-Nasr fans saying: “I told the fans that we have a match at our stadium to decide the league title and naturally everyone wants to be crowned when there is only one match left.”
He continued. “It is difficult for us to accept a draw, because we wanted to end today, but God grant that we will win against Damak.”
“We don’t forget that we missed Angelo and Al-Khaibari through injury, so I brought on Saad Al-Nasser and he had a great game and was able to close the gaps in front of Savic.”
“After Brozovic’s injury, I played Nader, but after these substitutions, the team became more defensive and we couldn’t continue the attack and score the second goal. We tried to keep the advantage, but everyone saw how the score was equalized.”
