Tiago Margarido previews visit to Guimaraes: Prepared and ……

Tiago Margarido, coach of Nacional da Madeira, previews the visit to Guimarães to face Vitória, in a match of the 17th round of the League , scheduled for January 2nd (8:45 pm):

Nacional’s plan for the game.

“We’ll want to have possession and play our game at their home ground. Obviously, respecting Vitória de Guimarães’ strengths, but we’ll go with the same philosophy as always, looking to play our game and not taking advantage of the increased pressure they might be under.

Expected difficulties in Guimaraes

We know the environment, as we had the opportunity to play there last year. Therefore, we are prepared for all adversities, but very confident in what we do.

January market

“It will depend on what departures might occur. The fact that this transfer window exists means that some teams, even in the first half of the season, might have a lower=than=expected points total, but then manage to recover by strengthening their squad.

Players unavailable for the game in Guimaraes.

Ivanildo Fernandes, Ulisses Rocha, Filipe Soares (injured) and Witi (CAN).