The conquest of the futsal final for Portugal was this Tuesday a source of satisfaction for the national coach Jorge Braz, who recalled that “for many years” he had already advocated that the future of Portuguese futsal be “guaranteed”.
Shortly after the arrival of the flight that this morning transported the Portuguese delegation to the Humberto Delgado Airport, in Lisbon, from Argentina, the coach stressed that the victory in the Final is an unprecedented feat in world futsal.
It was a new competition, it was played for the first time, we really wanted to continue with this record and also bring this trophy to Cidade do Futebol. I think that’s what they showed, they really wanted to bring us the cup”, he declared with visible pride.
Jorge Braz also considered that the current success of Portuguese futsal was predictable thanks to the work carried out by the structure of the Portuguese Football Federation and the clubs that enable the development of this sport, which ensures that its future will be assured in the country. . .
“Of course people don’t give it so much importance because we didn’t win, but I’ve been saying it for many years: the future of Portuguese futsal would be natural. It was guaranteed, even when Ricardinho finished off or something else. New guys are coming, look at the U-19 European Championship, the generations that are coming, everything that all the Portuguese clubs are doing, it was very natural that this happened”, he said affirmatively.
To continue with this moment of glory for futsal in Portugal, current champion of Europe and the world of futsal, the selector defines as “obligation” of the federative structure “to provide opportunities to young people”.
Jorge Braz approached a natural succession in the national team, without prejudice to quality or ambition: “If they have value and if they also work to reach this level, we are here to fully trust them, because if they have quality, what matters” . whether they are eighteen or thirty.
“We have absolute confidence in everything that has been done. It seems that the City of Football is going to have a museum in a while and we have to contribute to that, ”he assured, confident in a bright future for national futsal.
Source: Observadora
