João Brandão: "We’ll have to do more and do it better" | OneFootball

FC Porto B faces Torreense this Sunday morning (11:00 AM, Porto Canal) at the Olival mini-stadium. Coach João Brandão wants to “continue the improvements shown” against “one of the best teams in the Second League,” highlighting that the opponent is structured “with an organization that is easy to identify but very difficult to counter.” According to the coach, it is time to “do more and better” and to “close the goal,” because “in such a competitive Second League, the number of goals conceded costs a lot.”

After making his professional debut in Paços de Ferreira (2-2), forward André Miranda points out Torreense from Torres Vedras as “a competitive team, with a lot of experience in the Second League and difficult in set pieces,” but reaffirms the ambition of the Porto players: “We have a very clear goal, which is to leave here with the three points.” Annual Pass holders have free entry to the Olival mini-stadium.

João BrandãoClose the goal“We want to continue the improvements shown, knowing that everything we have done so far has not been enough to win. Therefore, we will have to do more and better. The team has more fluidity, a different dynamic, and much better defensive consistency, but we have to close our goal. In such a competitive Second League, the number of goals we have conceded has cost us dearly, and that is one of the focuses for the next game.”

Torreense“For me, it is one of the best teams in the Second League, it is an extremely well-coached team by Vítor with an organization that is easy to identify but very difficult to counter. That is what we invested in last week, with the awareness that everything we have done leaves us confident and above all prepared for the challenge we will face.”

Opportunities for everyone“I think it will be an open game, aimed at the goals, and we want it to be much more aimed at Torreense's goal, obviously, but we are aware that we will face a team with a very interesting offensive volume and competent in set pieces. Our players who came on during the last game, not only Caicedo scoring the goal, but all had a very positive performance and this is a continuous process. Proof of this is the fact that we have already used 22 players in the starting eleven, which shows that the opportunity is open to everyone.”

The purpose of the B team“Lately, we have seen that this is the path, given the number of first-year juniors entering the game. This shows that the panorama of the B team is indeed this, it is to launch young players, launch players with potential and give them space and opportunity to grow and show all the value they have. This means that the team has less experience, less maturity, and it can be detrimental to us at times, but this is the process we want for our players, so they have the possibility to reach the A team.”

The role of the fans“They are very important. Whenever we have the fans with us in difficult moments, we manage to get back into the game and achieve something. This is proof that we need everyone. We need them because everyone is Porto and we all have the same goal, which is to see FC Porto win. For FC Porto to win, it is necessary to give some comfort to these young players so that they can demonstrate all their quality and maximum commitment.”

André MirandaThe first game as a professional“I was very happy, but I want much more, I want to help the team, I want numbers, I want to reach much higher levels.”

Working with the senior teams“It has been a very positive experience, I have evolved very well, the team has helped me and I hope they continue to help me to achieve my goals.”

The opponent from Torres Vedras“We know it is a competitive team, with a lot of experience in the Second League, a team difficult in set pieces, but we are preparing for that. We have a very clear goal, which is to leave here with the three points.”

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