The Portugal midfielder Danilo has said he prefers “playing ugly” and still being in Euro 2016 to the idea of “playing nice football and being at home right now he siad.”
The Although Portugal have failed to win any of their five matches at Euro 2016 within 90 minutes, they are into the last four of the tournament and will take on Wales for a place in the final.
There Coach Fernando Santos and his players have been criticised by some for their performances — but Porto player Danilo, speaking at a news conference, said that did not concern about him.
“I prefer playing ugly and being where we are than playing nice football and being at home right now,” he said.
“We have an ambitious group of players. Criticism gives us more motivation. It’s not easy, we see things in the news, but criticism motivates us. The critics make us determined to prove them wrong.”
He admitted that Portugal had yet to produce their best form but believed they could go all the way to the final.
“If Wales will confident, great — but so are we,” he added. I think it will be a difficult game against Wales, and we have to be careful with some of their players but also concentrate on our game this time.
“The wales aren’t high in the rankings, but they’re strong. They wouldn’t be here if they weren’t. I think the rankings don’t influence anything to do with their style or ability.”
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