“Pre-season has been tough and the players have worked hard” | OneFootball

In Barcelos, FC Porto played their fourth pre-season match ahead of the new campaign against Gil Vicente, who were presenting themselves to their members, and ended up losing 1-0. Although he admitted the result “was not what we wanted”, Francesco Farioli highlighted the chances wasted by the team and the use of “all those young players on the pitch” in the final stage of the match. The Porto coach also recalled that the players “have many kilometres in their legs” and that “everyone is giving everything to live up to the expectations that exist”. With the Super Cup against SCU Torreense scheduled for 1 August at 8:15pm, Farioli stressed that “we have to be at our best physically and mentally if we want to lift the trophy”.

Match analysis and faith in the youngsters“More than the result, we have to take the performance into consideration. We played well, but the players have many kilometres in their legs, pre-season has been tough and they have been working very well. The result was not what we wanted, but it was another night in which we created chances, especially in the first half, that we did not convert. The performance was positive and it was good to see all those young players on the pitch so we can assess them and understand where they are, because they are the present and the future of the Club.”

The Super Cup final against SCU Torreense“We will be mentally prepared, we have to be, there is no other alternative. We are going to fight for a trophy against an opponent who had a remarkable run in the Portuguese Cup. We do not underestimate anyone and we have to be at our best physically and mentally if we want to lift the trophy.”

The transfer market still not closed“There is still a lot of the transfer market ahead and it will take as long as it has to take to do what we have to do.”

Total dedication in the daily work“This is a challenge that everyone at the Club embraces and we will try to repeat what we did well. First, we want to make our fans proud of our mentality, with the results coming as a consequence. The players came back in very good shape and that shows it was good to rest, but now we are preparing to the fullest and working hard, because there are things that need to be worked on and completed. In pre-season there is work on the pitch and around it, but everyone is giving everything to live up to the expectations that exist.”

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