Farioli: “There’s also a natural ‘pollution’ in the air, extra pressure…” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli reacted to the idea that FC Porto have looked predictable at the start of the season, aiming criticism at those who support that view. After the Super Cup final, the coach is said to have stated that the team needed to improve in certain aspects. “I don’t know if I understood that correctly… I don’t think I said exactly that. I said we needed to improve in some aspects, not do different things. It’s natural that there are things we need to improve, things where we would like to be better. To have certain characteristics in certain positions… This morning I spoke with the team. Beyond the transfer market, there is also a natural ‘pollution’ in the air, extra pressure from the media, even on social media…”

The coach added: “In mid-November last year, when we lost our first game against Nottingham, I saw some articles already writing us off, talking about a team catastrophe that couldn’t play and would eventually collapse. I’m open to criticism and very demanding, and when I forget that, I can count on my coaching staff. We are very focused on what we do, but this talk about us being a predictable team… It seems to me there is another intention, to make us lose focus. What we achieved last season was not by chance. It was consistency, the ability to show up in important moments. That is what I demand from the players and from all of us. To believe and, of course, always keep in mind that we need to improve. There is always more than one thing to improve, more than one thing we can do better.”

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