“We’re very strong, very united and going all out” | OneFootball

One win away from mathematically securing the national title in their age group, FC Porto’s under-15s travel to Alverca “focused on taking the three points” in the 17th and penultimate matchday of the Championship Qualification phase (Sunday, 11:30am, Canal 11). Manuel Prata wants to see a group “on alert,” “highly collective in defending the goal,” and ready to “impose FC Porto’s Portal dos Dragões” at Alverca’s training centre, while midfielder Rodrigo Oliveira expects “a tough and difficult game,” but assures that the team is “very strong and united” and will “go all in” to win.

Manuel Prata

Focus firmly on our own game“It’s an opponent we know very well, but above all this week we focused on ourselves and on what, each week, we can add to our collective game and to each one of them. We are focused on taking the three points in Alverca.”

At the highest level from the start“We analysed that first-leg game so we could get to know FC Alverca even better, but above all we look at this game and understand that the story will be different. We are all on alert in a way that allows us to go into FC Alverca’s home and impose FC Porto’s Portal dos Dragões, playing a dominant game, with possession, and being highly collective in defending our goal.”

A clearly defined identity“We know perfectly well which club we represent and we want to take the three points every week, while also bringing each player closer to reaching the first team every day, which is our ultimate objective.”

Only doing the sums at the end“We’ll take stock at the end and understand where the team started and where it finished, as well as the things we improved and what we can do better, but only at the end.”

Rodrigo Oliveira

Ready for the demands“It’s going to be a tough and difficult game, but we are more than ready to face this challenge.”

The ambition remains“Our objective is always to win, to take the three points every weekend, and we are ready to do that tomorrow.”

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