Hjulmand unhappy with defeat, gives Sporting teammates a dressing-down | OneFootball

Morten Hjulmand reacted to Sporting's defeat, at Alvalade, against Porto (2-1) in the fourth round of the Primeira Liga

Morten Hjulmand reacted to Sporting's defeat against Porto (2-1) in the fourth round of the Primeira Liga. At the end of the match, the captain of the lions expressed dissatisfaction with the result and reprimanded his teammates, stating that the team cannot concede two goals when they are on top in the match.

"The first half was very balanced, for me 50/50, good opportunities for both teams. In the second half we started very well, but they scored on their first attack and after the 2-0 it's hard to come back. We scored a goal and pressed to get the second, but it didn't happen," he began by saying in statements to SportTV.

Asked whether the dragons' goals were due to some lack of concentration, the midfielder stated that such a scenario cannot be repeated: ""Sometimes it happens, maybe some lack of concentration when they scored the first goal. We cannot concede when we are in our best phase, pressing, having chances and we concede a goal," he added.

The captain was also asked whether this defeat shakes confidence in winning the three-peat, but the player stressed that there are still many games until the end of the season: "It was just one game, there are still many games until the end. It's a long championship," he concluded.

This season, with the Sporting shirt, Morten Hjulmand - valued at 50 million euros - participated in five matches. The captain of the green and whites was a starter and played the full match in all encounters so far, having already managed to score a goal at the start of this season.

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