Farioli warns of tough test at Arouca tomorrow | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli addressed this Sunday the preview of the clash between FC Porto and Arouca, scheduled for Monday, for the 7th round of the Primeira Liga.

The coach of the blues and whites praised the opponent and minimized the impact of the short preparation period after the trip to Salzburg.

Anniversary and game preparation: “It's an important day, it's the club's anniversary, it was a good ceremony [yesterday], with the awarding of badges to members, the implementation of a social project… it was an important day, but now our mind is on tomorrow's game and we have to be prepared. In my opinion, the quality of Arouca… It's one of the most interesting teams to watch, I have a lot of respect for what they are doing. Their coach is very good against FC Porto and we have to be even better prepared.”

Arouca against pressing teams: “With Sporting, before the red card, the game was balanced. They were brave in the way they approached the game, there were things that changed the dynamics of the match. I have been warning everyone about what we will face tomorrow.”

Defensive solidity: “It's good to show solidity and the ability not to concede goals. In Salzburg, it was one of the first games where we gave the opponent opportunities. But everything has to do with the hunger and desire to do things. What can happen and what shouldn't happen is thinking that things become easy. Good results don't appear out of nowhere. Three months ago it was difficult to win a game. If we achieve these results, it's due to the work these players have been putting in since July. With Nacional, our standard dropped a lot. On Friday, in the morning training, I saw the team I know: I saw a photo that the press published illustrating the training with a celebration from Eustáquio, for example, that's what we need to have with us in training.”

Change of game date: “There is no revenge against anyone. We have to prepare for ourselves, there is no time or energy to think about things surrounding the game. We want to enter all competitions knowing there are difficulties, but with respect and attention. Tomorrow we have Arouca and there is nothing beyond that.”

Preparation with two training sessions: “We are used to it, when we play international competitions it is like this, we have to be able to make the most of fieldwork, concentrate on the video, and the players have to be able to forget what was done before and reconnect in the next game. In Salzburg, we started preparing for Arouca, the coaches started preparing for the game as well. Everything was planned beforehand. The players are having lunch and I hope they are gaining energy for tomorrow's game.”

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