FC Porto B host SC Farense at Olival in Segunda Liga round two | OneFootball

After a week marked by a strong desire to work and an intention to continue the group’s development, FC Porto B face SC Farense at the Olival mini-stadium this Sunday at 6pm, live on Porto Canal. João Brandão made it clear that “the commitment and the Dragon spirit have to be present” in the second round of the Segunda Liga.

The Porto coach stressed that “We want to win the game and build an increasingly competent team capable of competing in this very demanding competition”, while also highlighting the ambition of a squad “that wants to represent FC Porto in a worthy and proud manner, with a great determination to leave every game with the feeling that it gave everything”: “Playing for FC Porto is always the first great motivation, and playing at home in front of our fans is an added boost. I hope they turn up to support these young players, that they feel proud of our team, of the fact that the B team fielded 11 Portuguese players in the last game and that ten of them are Porto products”.

A team in development“Above all, the team showed up this week with a tremendous desire to work, to continue its growth, which is essential at such a young age as that of our team, and to focus heavily on the development process, both individually and collectively. Obviously, there is a lot to improve. What takes us into the next game is the objective of winning, but also the individual and collective tasks we have to carry out. We want to focus on the path and the process so that we can reach the goal we want, which is to win the game and build an increasingly competent team capable of competing in such a demanding competition as the Segunda Liga.”

A demanding opponent“SC Farense are a team coming off a clear-cut victory, having beaten a very high-quality opponent, another candidate for promotion, SCU Torreense. This SC Farense side are promotion contenders because of what they bring onto the pitch. They have experienced, highly capable, very physical players, and that physicality was clear in the numbers they posted, as well as in the way they scored their goals from two set-piece situations. We have a major challenge ahead of us, so we will have to become an increasingly competent team in defensive set-piece actions and in more vertical phases of play, long balls and second balls, a team that wins more duels. That is what I want to see in this FC Porto B side so that we can achieve our objective. Playing for FC Porto is always the first great motivation, and playing at home in front of our fans is also an extra source of motivation. We hope their influence will be significant, and that at the end of the match they feel our performance is in line with the Club’s DNA. The commitment and Dragon spirit have to be there.”

The plan for the match“We will approach the game with quick circulation, constant arrivals into the finishing area, and an attacking level of purpose and sharpness that our players have already shown they possess, given their technical characteristics. On top of that, we have to be a very balanced team in moments when we lose the ball, a pressing team without the ball, so that we can create discomfort for our next opponent.”

The message to the fans“I hope the fans turn up to support these young players, that they feel proud of our team, of the fact that the B team fielded 11 Portuguese players in the last game and that ten of them are Porto products, of the team’s profile and character, a team that wants to represent FC Porto in a worthy and proud manner, with a huge determination to leave every game with the feeling that we gave everything and left everything on the pitch.”

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