Alvalade rolley hockey coach on the weekend's CERH European League action

Sporting CP hockey coach Guillem Pérez was understandably pleased with his side's home loss to Forte dei Marmi this weekend, complicating the chances of qualification for progression in the CERH European League.

"Forte dei Marmi didn't do anything to win this game, it was us who let them grow. We have to push hard in these matches and if we don't then we will lose", opened the Alvalade coach, adding his analysis of the encounter and where the result leaves his side: "We started well, but we can't let our opponent play at the pace they want. We had spoken about it during the week and we had to play at our pace, which is a bit slower than theirs. We will go to Italy and France now and try and get the wins. With Reus the home advantage will definitely help us get the win."