João Brandão: No one can take our hunger to win in Matosinhos | OneFootball

FC Porto B moves to just two points away from eighth place after defeating Leixões SC 4-2 in the 13th round of the Segunda Liga. João Brandão highlighted, “Very proud of the team's growth” that knew how to “react to the adversities that arose,” made a point to “congratulate the players” and emphasized that “confidence in the process” was evident in “the way the players entered the field.” “They entered capable and understanding the strategy and game plan.”

“This is the result of good work done by everyone,” added the coach of “a very young team” eager to achieve more victories: “We know that within the context of FC Porto, across different levels and modalities, the B team is the one that wins the least, but no one can take away our thirst for winning.”

Praise for the players“I am very proud of the growth the team showed today. We knew how to play the whole game, handle the different moments of the game, react to chaotic moments and the adversities that arose, playing more practical and vertical football. In the second half, there were some chaotic moments that we couldn't control, and we had a lot of difficulty controlling the outside game and between the lines, but then the team reacted very well. There is a moment that for me is key, which is the 3-2, but I want to congratulate the players.”

Analysis of the 90 minutes“We started well in the first half. Leixões had some approaches but only made one shot on goal, which coincided with the goal play. We corrected that at halftime and managed to control the space, then it was necessary to play a practical game, not according to what led to the first goal play, where we lost a parallel pass in the central corridor and, on a pitch with these conditions, it was very dangerous to lose that space. We had to be more objective, look to the outside men and wait for them to push the game forward, as ended up happening in the first goal. Congratulations to the team, we will continue to stick to the process. Confidence is daily, confidence is in the process and in what we do, and the ultimate demonstration was the way the players who entered the game today performed. They entered capable and understanding the strategy and game plan. This is the result of good work done by everyone.”

Staying away from the danger zone“No one can take away our thirst for winning. The thirst and desire to win cannot be taken from us. We know that within the context of FC Porto, across different levels and modalities, the B team is the one that wins the least, but no one can take away our thirst for winning. That's what we had here today, this growth is fundamental. We presented a very young team, a very experienced goalkeeper who brings us a lot, but a very young team, with four 19-year-old players, one 18-year-old, many young players coming in, and that takes time. Some calm is needed, calm when we are down and calm when we are up. Now we will seek some consistency so that, week after week, we can present that consistency in the game.”

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