FC Porto beat ABC Braga 39-27 at the Dragão Arena | OneFootball

FC Porto’s handball team began its presentation to members and fans with a 39-27 victory over ABC de Braga at the Dragão Arena. After the match, coach Magnus Andersson admitted that “there is still a lot to improve,” although he said he was “satisfied” with the team’s overall performance. “I think we’re on the right track and, little by little, the players will also feel less heavy and their performance will certainly improve,” added the coach, convinced that the new signings “will be very useful throughout the season.”

Upward trajectory “I’m not fully satisfied, but I’m satisfied. There is still a lot to improve, but I think that overall we did quite a few interesting things. It is clear that our defense has to improve. This was probably our least successful game on the defensive level, but I think we’re on the right track and, little by little, the players will also feel less heavy and their performance will certainly improve.”

Xavier Barbosa and Guilherme Borges “We are very pleased with them. They both came in to add things that this squad was lacking. They are not yet fully integrated, but they will be very useful to our team throughout the season.”

Final stretch of pre-season “Now we’re going to travel to Norway and play two matches of an excellent level. We will continue to give everyone minutes, knowing that the real competition is just around the corner. These high-level matches are important, they have a good competitive rhythm, and we will use them to share minutes among everyone and to fine-tune the final strategies so that we can be at 100% on the 29th, knowing that from then until Christmas we will have three midweek games. We have to be prepared, physically and mentally, for the wear and tear that is coming.”

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