João Brandão on Ac. Viseu: “A new chance we’re keen to seize” | OneFootball

FC Porto B travels to Fontelo this Sunday, with kickoff at 2 PM, to face Ac. Viseu in the 4th round. Coach João Brandão sees the match as “a new opportunity” to secure the first victory of the current edition of the Liga Meu Super.

“It’s a new game, a new story, and a new opportunity that we really want to seize to achieve the first win in the championship. We know we are up against a competent team, one of the major contenders for promotion, and for many years the investment has been made in that direction, and Ac. Viseu's goals are to rise and return to the 1st League,” explained the coach of the blues and whites, emphasizing that his team has worked hard to try to counter the opponent: “During the week, we worked a lot, focused on what we need to improve, and tried to recharge our energies after an unfortunate game, in which we had the misfortune of conceding two own goals right at the start. This week I felt the team was eager to turn around a situation that doesn’t please us, we want to win, we want to score goals, we want to keep a clean sheet, and these are the ambitions for the next game.”

What strengths do you identify in Ac. Viseu? “Ac. Viseu has a very competent team, with experienced players, they have a striker with quite interesting numbers in the 2nd League, like Clóvis, and above all, they are a very pragmatic team. They play very offensive football, very focused on the opponent’s goal, with great objectivity, they cross a lot, shoot a lot, they look a lot for Clóvis’s deep movements and benefit from this structure to play on the outside. They use the wide play a lot, through the flanks, to gain space and approach the final third, but we are working to prevent these threats and for the opportunities we will have, the opportunities that Ac. Viseu will give us. When we have the ball, we want to make an objective circulation that allows us to create spaces and have greater creativity and objectivity in the final third. We feel much lighter in creating goal situations and taking advantage of those opportunities.”

António Ribeiro promises “will and passion”

Center-back António Ribeiro also anticipated the duel with the Viseu team, projecting the opponent they will face, particularly the forward André Clóvis, and highlighting the mentality of FC Porto B after a less successful start.

“André? It’s not just this year, we already knew him in the past. He is a player who scores a lot of goals and has good numbers in the 2nd League, but we will pay attention to the entire Ac. Viseu team, they are a quality team, and we will do everything to nullify their strengths and exploit their weaknesses to secure the three points,” reflected the 21-year-old defender, who recently overcame a serious injury.

“You can expect a team with will and passion. We really want to turn this situation around and achieve the first victory of the season, that’s what we worked for this week, and we need to improve some aspects where we have been failing in the games. We want to improve our offensive quality, and that’s what we will try in this game. We expect an Ac. Viseu looking for the three points, just like us, so it will be a balanced game. In Viseu, they are strong, they invested in the team, and they have players with quality and experience,” added António Ribeiro, aware of the opponent’s strengths.

The player, aged 21, recently recovered from a serious injury and promises commitment to help the team secure the three points.

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