Ian Cathro: If we play our best, we can beat FC Porto | OneFootball

Ian Cathro has already previewed the match between FC Porto and Estoril Praia, which will take place this Sunday at 8:30 PM at Estádio do Dragão, as part of the 12th round of the Primeira Liga. In a press conference, the Canarinhos’ coach praised the opponent:

“Perhaps this is the toughest match of the season. If we look at this FC Porto team, they have found something important: when a club manages to bring together the right coach with the right idea, and has sought out the right players, something interesting can be achieved, and FC Porto is working under those conditions.”

Ian Cathro believes Estoril Praia can win at the Dragão:

“We’re going to face a team playing at maximum intensity from the start of the match. If we play our game, at our best level, we have a good chance of winning. I feel that, against FC Porto, we’ll need something extra, we’ll have to surpass our level, show something more to compete against FC Porto. That’s what we’ll try to do. We’re going after that.”

The coach also commented on the recent history with FC Porto:

“I know that before I arrived, Estoril beat FC Porto twice, and last year we didn’t take any points from the big teams. We want to do a stable job, so we can’t win two games against FC Porto and then end the season in trouble. This is to say that there has to be a balance, it’s not enough to show a different image at one moment. We need to be more stable, not fluctuate so much. So, if I had to choose, I’d rather lose the games against the big teams and finish with 46 points.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.