Despite their 2 defeats and their draw against Denmark, the Portugal team has developed its game during this Algarve Cup.

Portugal is the surprise of this tournament with a team that has done a titanic job to face the best teams in the world.

His victories against Switzerland before the Cup, the good match against France and the dummies of today combine to affirm that Portugal is looking to the future to improve its formation and have its name in history.

 Francisco Neto is still waiting for more of his players and that's what happened against Denmark. These players proved to him that he could trust them!

We went to ask our questions to this coach of merit who now leads a reckless team that is just waiting to climb the ladder of women's football:

We are constantly evolving in the tournament!
"We are constantly evolving in the tournament, these are the main achievements that we have withdrawn from this tournament. We played against a very tough opponent (Denmark), they still had the chance to dream to finish 1st of the group, according to the result of France. We knew it would be difficult, that the players should score a lot of goals and that Denmark would play for even more.

The team was very focused, defensive and the transitions were fast. The best chances were on our side in the first half of the match. The result of some of our mistakes, we finally cashed 2 goals. When many people thought it was doomed, when he did not believe in this team, she showed what she was capable of, coming out of the clutches without ever giving up. Is this the record you want for the team, it is a reflection of the FPF and women's football in Portugal. The Portuguese player is thus determined and persistent, because if she did not want to, if she did not have the passion, she would not be able to make the sacrifices that make her play football. So today's game, which is a victory in itself, is also for all the girls who have made sacrifices to hope that it is possible to turn around a better end and do more.

Things are getting a lot easier!
As long as the players believe and with the qualities they have, things become much easier. We know that we are very tired, this competitive density for a Portuguese player is still very high compared to players who are used to another intensity, but the passion and the will have played an important and determining role in our team.

I can only be satisfied with my team. First of all, the defensive organization that we demonstrate and that allows us to fill the gaps that the other teams did not expect. Then, because we could have the ball and create more objective situations. In these three games, we have noticed such a development, similar to what we saw in the match against Switzerland, which is fantastic for us, because these players show that we have a growing potential. "

Dounia Mesli

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