FC Porto under-19s play game in hand against FC Vizela | OneFootball

After two home wins, FC Porto’s Under-19 team will play the postponed match from Round 2 of Series 1 of the National Under-19 Championship against FC Vizela this Saturday at 5pm. José João admitted that the Dragons are still not “the team we would like to be”, although a strong investment is being made “in the team’s growth”, in a context where “the demands within the group have to be at the highest level”. Rúben Barbosa stressed that the Porto side must show “the same belief” and “the same attitude” in every match, while maintaining the ambition to win “whether at home or away”. FC Porto are in second place with six points, one behind Vitória SC, who have played one more match. FC Vizela are ninth in the standings.

José João

Progress is constant “We still haven’t been the team we would like to be; we have been a somewhat hybrid team. In the league, we still haven’t had the control in matches that we would like to have, we haven’t had our usual superiority, especially in our understanding of the game and in our commitment to our values. We haven’t been a pressing team or a very bold team on the ball, and that has taken away some of our ability to control games. We have to be more consistent and a more mature team competitively if we are to be an FC Porto team.”

The approach to the game never changes “For us, playing at home or away is exactly the same when it comes to our approach to the game and our overall proposal. We do not alter our playing model, so playing at home or away does not change our approach. When we play away, the opponent may be more motivated to take points off FC Porto, but I do not see that as a problem, rather as a challenge.”

Always at the limit “We have invested a lot in the team’s growth and in what we are building as a playing model for our team. Between these matches we had a tournament in Spain to understand that the level we have to show must be different, our habits have to be different. We talked a lot about that, about our daily habits, which have to be different for us to be an ultra-competitive team and an FC Porto team. That can never be negotiable, and that has been the most important thing; it is a message that has to be clear to everyone. Every day, at every moment, the demands within the group have to be at the highest level. We have to be a team that is always at its limit.”

Rúben Barbosa

In search of a third win “Our focus is always on victory. These two wins have given us confidence to play away from home and bring the three points back home again.”

Porto DNA “We always have to bring the same belief, the same attitude, and adapt to all the conditions we will find there. We approach every match in the same way, whether at home or away. We have to go with our usual ambition and be ready for any scenario that may arise.”

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