José João: "The players are buying into our approach more and more" | OneFootball

FC Porto’s under-17 team continues to dominate the Northern Series of the first phase of the National Junior B Championship: they lead by eight points and have two games in hand compared to the second-placed team. In the 15th round, they visit CD Feirense, in a traditionally demanding challenge scheduled for Saturday at 11:00 am.

Coach José João anticipates greater difficulties since it is an “away match,” which requires “enough clarity and enough patience to find spaces” against a “tough opponent.” Although the Dragons have already secured a place in the next phase, midfielder Leonardo Faria emphasizes that the team aims to “give their all in every game.” CD Feirense is in eighth place, with eight points.

José JoãoThe 5-2 win at home against SC Beira-Mar“The most important thing is not the size of the result, but what we do during the game, that is, the way we manage to achieve victory through our process. The first half was very different from the second, as in the first we were not ourselves, also due to SC Beira-Mar’s merit. We lost too many duels, but in the second half we were much more Porto, much more ourselves. Despite the big scoreline, the most important thing is our process and how we achieve things.”

CD Feirense“CD Feirense is always a tough opponent, even more so when playing away, as there’s the motivation of playing against FC Porto. It’s a pitch with many constraints, usually the grass is very dry and the ball bounces a lot. CD Feirense’s teams usually bring a lot of aggressiveness to the game, and if we don’t have enough clarity and patience to find spaces, we will have even more difficulties.”

The process is the most important thing“Our preparation has been continuous since the start of the season. The way we have consolidated our process is so the team is prepared and has a solid foundation when we reach the final phase. We want everything to be at its best. We want to give our players the tools so they always know what they have to do, that is the most important thing for us. And they are increasingly identifying with that.”

Leonardo FariaThe big win in the previous round“It’s a result that makes us happy and it’s always good to get back to winning.”

Winning is the order of the day“It’s a tough team and it’s going to be a complicated game, even more so because it’s away, but we had a good week of training. We give our all in every game and, even though we’re already through to the next phase, we want to win.”

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