Portuguese agent Paulo Barbosa commented on the victory Portugal national team in the first match of the European Football Championship against the Czech Republic, highlighting that Roberto Martinez’s team could have problems in future matches.
The Group F meeting between Portugal and the Czech Republic, which took place on Tuesday in Leipzig, ended with a Portuguese victory with a score of 2:1. In another match of the quartet, Turkey defeated Georgia – 3:1.
— Portugal played better, made great efforts and created chances. I think we had a bad tactic that Martinez had to change. We are of course lucky. Of course we have to play better. I hope we play better further in the tournament. It would have been worse if a player had not emerged who could have a big impact on the game. This is how Francisco Conceicao turned out: he played little, but he is one of the few players who could change the outcome of the match.
Today was hard. The Czech Republic counterattacked well, but if they had tried not to defend too much, the result would have been different. The Czech Republic has good players capable of playing open football.
Portugal could have problems with Turkey and Georgia. The head coach must understand this and draw appropriate conclusions. Let’s see if he has the courage to make the necessary changes, otherwise there could be problems in the tournament. Today was the first match, but he has already shown a lot,” Barbosa said, as quoted by Metaratings.ru.
In the second round of the group stage, the Portuguese team will play with the Turkish team, and the Czechs will meet the Georgian team. Both matches will take place on June 22.
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