Everton's ambition and dreams without impossibles!

BTV INTERVIEW

Everton, Benfica's winger, gave an interview to BTV, where he talked about the individual and collective moment, the near future in the Liga Bwin against SC Braga and the Champions League against Liverpool. 

The best individual moment in the season

"I think so, I try to help the team, which is the most important thing, and the individual aspect shows up. Unfortunately, we haven't achieved some collective goals, but after qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Champions League the team has more confidence. We have two very difficult games, after this stoppage, against SC Braga and Liverpool, we must be well prepared. We have been playing good games. We had a managerial change, different ways of working, different work methodology as well. I think we have been growing tactically and mentally with each game, this is very important."

Nélson Veríssimo's idea and demand

"We try to assimilate Nélson Veríssimo's ideas as quickly as possible. Nélson Veríssimo asks me not to run away from my attributes, the dribbling, and the finishing, and I try to combine that with the tactical aspect, which is very important, and I have evolved a lot since I arrived. I try every match, every week, to add to that level, to give more value to my football. The coach gives me the freedom to do that [go up against the opponent and finish]."

Champions League without "impossibles"

"Liverpool? I believe that nothing is impossible! Benfica has already shown its strength in European games. In 2006, it also eliminated Liverpool, the reigning European champion. In football, nothing is impossible. I hope we can make history. I saw a goal by Simão Sabrosa from outside the box, very beautiful, why not score one like it? It would be amazing!"

Ajax and the Benfiquistas in his memory...

"We knew we were going to defend a lot, Ajax scored many goals, one of the best teams in the group stage. We defended very well, the Ajax players didn't have many scoring opportunities and we were effective. We imagined we were going to have many fans. We know how great Benfica is. They gave us great support from the warm-up to the end. We have faced very difficult opponents in this competition, the most difficult was Bayern Munich because of the quality of the players. Ajax also proved to be a very difficult opponent."

Dreams and ambitions

"The main ambition is to win a national title for Benfica. This season, it's a little more difficult, but nothing is impossible. If not this season, I believe that this goal is very close. A player who comes to Benfica always dreams of winning titles. I hope to become a national champion. Getting to the World Cup is also a dream. I hope to be there [in Qatar in 2022]."