João Costa: Being FC Porto means always playing to win and giving your all | OneFootball

João Costa is the guest of the latest edition of “Canto do FC Porto,” a podcast from the zerozero platform aimed at the blue and white fans. In almost an hour of dialogue between three Porto supporters, the main team goalkeeper talked about the reasons for his return, the method of Francesco Farioli, and the goals for the future.

“This year we have truly returned to being FC Porto, and it is an enormous pride to be part of the Club again,” began the spokesperson of “a very united group,” in which, he assured, “everyone learns from everyone.” After admitting to having received “offers to earn much more money in Saudi Arabia,” João Costa guaranteed: “I returned out of passion and to write a story that I hadn't written yet.”

“I felt I had to come here,” added the 29-year-old goalkeeper, emphasizing the importance of “giving your best every day,” because “you never know where the finish line is.” Regarding the two games (and two victories) with the B team, he revealed the role he plays in the “B’s” locker room: “Sometimes the youngsters need someone to pass on the right message and make them believe in something bigger.”

Training daily at CTFD Jorge Costa “is an enormous privilege” for this native of Barcelos. “I will hardly forget this unique group of goalkeepers. I celebrate their saves as if they were mine,” he confided, highlighting that “the friendship, competitiveness, energy, performance, and work culture” of FC Porto's goalkeepers “serves as an inspiration for the other players in the squad.”

When questioned about the death of Jorge Costa, João Costa recalled that “only those who lived through that tragedy know how difficult the weeks and days that followed were” and explained that since the premature loss of the Captain, within the group “everyone feels an extra strength”: “It's a little star cheering for us and pulling us up. I am a very believing person and I think that the victories in the last minutes have been achieved with a push from the Bicho.”

After four months working with Francesco Farioli, the player wearing jersey number 24 praised that “the coach is a very motivating, unifying person and makes everyone feel that they count” and that “he gives the impression that he was a goalkeeper because of the importance he gives to the position”: “He goes into great detail and it takes a great knowledge of the position to think of so many details.”

“The coach doesn't let anything slip by, with him every moment of training and the game counts, and set pieces are an example of that,” added a declared admirer of the “enormous quality” of the squad: “Whoever plays will deliver a good performance and will contribute to the team.”

Satisfied with the “great response in a very difficult time with so many travels,” and about to play four consecutive home matches, João Costa intends to “take advantage of the home games” to “make Dragão a true fortress”: “Being FC Porto is playing to win every game and always leaving everything on the field, and we have to be FC Porto.”

“In this Club, unity is super important. We have to unite and fight together every day, give our maximum, and understand that everyone counts,” reinforced the goalkeeper, confident that “the fans have already pushed the team to several victories” and that “this will be needed more times throughout the season.”

The podcast “Canto do FC Porto” is already available on the zerozero YouTube channel.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.