Cláudio Ramos: After Casa Pia loss, we agreed not to panic | OneFootball

Cláudio Ramos gave an interview to FC Porto's information channels, in which he reflected on his career and discussed the current state of the team. The 34-year-old goalkeeper highlighted a significant episode: the group conversation that took place on the bus after the defeat against Casa Pia, the only loss so far in the championship.

“What happened after the defeat at Casa Pia was incredible, in the sense that we got on the bus and gathered together, which wasn't very common, like it used to be, where people would finish the game and all gather for a chat, play some cards, etc. Nowadays, it's more about everyone with their tablet, each with their headphones, etc. But in that game, I really felt that everyone came together, we sat down and started talking about the game. And the word we kept saying was ‘we can't panic because we lost a game, we are the same team that has gone so many games without losing, with so many clean sheets, and we are in first place. We had a seven-point lead and now it's four, so we can't panic. Tomorrow is another day, tomorrow we will start working and preparing for the next game.’ We didn't want it, but we know it happens. It's over. We didn't dwell on it, we didn't get stuck there. And I think that's often it, if we dwell too much on the defeat, it creates anxiety, it creates nervousness. And, honestly, I felt that in the next game we would give a good response. Just from those few minutes on the bus, where everyone talked about it and said ‘really, we can't be like this.’ It's these small insights that give you good indicators that we have a great team and that we will continue to have, despite the bad results we've had,” said the Porto goalkeeper.

Francesco Farioli also received a special mention from Cláudio Ramos. The usual substitute for Diogo Costa in FC Porto's goal assures that the Italian coach is completely aligned with the club's spirit.

“I didn't know him. But I feel, I look at him, and I say he is a Porto-style coach. By the way he works every day, by the way he dedicates himself, by the intensity he brings when he talks to us, when he prepares the games. And I think he identifies a lot with the club. He also surrounded himself with people like Castro and Lucho himself, who know better than I do what it means to be FC Porto. I believe they talk among themselves internally and Lucho, with all his experience and everything he has lived here, can convey to him what FC Porto is. The other day, we went to play in Madeira and the coach didn't ask us, but he knew everything. He knew it was going to be a tough game, he knew about the weather, he knew about the travel, etc. They are prepared for the Portuguese league and for what we are going to face,” he noted.

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