Jorge Jesus was with the press his Thursday, ahead of the week's CTT Cup Group A matchday 2 hosting of Varzim.

 

Unsurprisingly, the Alvalade coach is setting the bar high and looking to trigger a run to the final. "Tomorrow we will be playing a match in a competition which Sporting CP has never won. This year, our objective is to get to the final and to do that we have to get past the group stages and beat Varzim. The lower league sides always have big dreams in these competitions and that brings extra motivation. We are ready for a really competitive match, in which we might have to go through some tough spells. I am feeling really good after the Christmas break and tomorrow that will show", said Jesus, going on to reveal how he has prepared his squad for the encounter: "We are the only two teams in the group to have won. It is really important that we win tomorrow and we have prepared to do that. We have had the Christmas break, so we haven't had a lot of time to train, but neither have our opponents. We will put out one of our normal sides and we will be going for the win."