Rúben Amorim talks about the goalscoring defenders and the potential of Catamo and Fresneda

Statements by Rúben Amorim after Sturm Graz-Sporting (1-2), in the first round of Group D of the Europa League

Diomande goalscorer, like Coates. How is this work done with defense? And the Fresneda exhibition? “As I said, he came in at a difficult time, but he did very well, he has great physical capacity. I liked it, as I liked it in Braga when he came in. But he didn’t have much time. He connected well with Edwards, he gave depth, he did his job, he did well and helped the team win. Regarding the offensive part, everything that involves set pieces is with Carlos, Adélio and Emanuel. Diomande, no one taught him how to dribble with both feet, it’s a natural thing, it’s the quality of the players and the work of the rest of the technical team, thank you to them. He does that a lot of times, even in our goal. In the other goal I don’t mind.”

Catamo’s debut in European competitions gave him many indications: “He’s going to grow, he’s in a new position, he’s going to understand moments better, if he’s one on one, if he’s close to the goal… it’s in those moments that he still has some difficulty. He created a great opportunity. I really liked Geny’s performance , not everything went well for him, but everything was there. He will develop a lot, but I really enjoyed the performance.”

Pyrotechnics: “I don’t know how this situation works, our focus is on the field and we don’t control the rest.”