Farioli: "The coming months will be demanding, especially mentally" | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli stated that the team had opportunities to win more comfortably. At the end of the match against Rio Ave, the coach of the Dragons told Sport TV that the coming months will be demanding for the group.

Narrow victory on the scoreboard“We attacked very well, if I'm not mistaken, we hit the post three times, many opportunities and many chances that could have led us to a broader result. It wasn't the case, but it's three points and we will continue.”

Would a disallowed 2-0 have changed the course of the game?“Today could have been spectacular, scoring the second goal and having the opportunity to make the game calmer and less tight. We could have avoided Alberto's yellow card, Bednarek's possible injury. It's part of the game, it was a good job and we will continue.”

FC Porto's pressure and open game until the end“We wanted to close the game. I think until the last moment, even with the substitutions, we tried to close the game, because it becomes very risky to stay in such a situation, even without conceding. It has happened in recent games, after not conceding goals, a clearance led to a penalty, football is like that. Yesterday, one of your colleagues asked me if I would like a 1-0, but of course, we want to score more. We managed to convert more, I know, but the important thing tonight was the positive performance. A good rhythm, intensity, and good combinations. As I said, we are already focused on Friday.”

“I wanted to bring Seko [Fofana] onto the field because we needed more legs in the middle. Moffi came in well, recovered important balls, but tomorrow we have another training session and I want him to be well. We will play a friendly and I want him to be good on the field, we have to manage him in the long term. It's good to try new things because, as you know, we will have some extra games for the European competitions. We have already tried Rodrigo in this position, today it was 10 minutes, it's something on my mind.”

Keeping the pace in the championship is a warning“Obviously. As I said, we are entering the last third of the competitions and every game has a special flavor. In the 1st League, we already knew it, we are in a race where the opponents are having a better season than last year. Even so, with our unique season, everything is open in the Europa League and the Cup as well. The coming months will be demanding, especially on the mental side. I think the team is ready and doing a good job. We will prepare for the upcoming challenges, not too far ahead, but always to improve in the next step.”

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