FC Porto begin women's top-flight life, 3-1 win at Valadares | OneFootball

FC Porto got off to the perfect start in the women’s top flight by beating Valadares Gaia 1-3. Daniel Chaves praised the response of a revamped team that fell behind but “managed to turn the score around in the first half and dominate the second.” After “a good game,” the Porto coach also highlighted the individual performances, stressing that “the individual standouts ended up emerging.” “The three points are very important in such a short league campaign,” he emphasized.

Assessment of the 90 minutes“It was a good game from us. We didn’t want to go behind, but we knew Valadares would rely heavily on aerial play. I want to highlight the great response we were able to give. Turning the score around still in the first half was very important and allowed us to control the second. We made some dynamic strategic adjustments, but we are still growing. This competitive period is still a pre-season for us. We want to improve more collectively. We know it wasn’t perfect, but the three points were important. The individual standouts ended up emerging because the team performance allowed it.”

Adapting to the top tier“FC Porto made some structural changes to the team in order to adapt to a very competitive Liga BPI. The coaches were already here, but we are in a process of change and growth in structural terms, which is the most important thing. We want to grow and, above all, we want an FC Porto that goes into every game fighting for the three points, a very competitive FC Porto and an FC Porto being Porto, as it has been over these last two years. We know the difficulties we will face ahead, especially because our opponents have also strengthened the quality of their squads, but starting with these three points was very important, especially in such a short league campaign.”

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