Magnus Andersson: "I'm pleased with the win, but it wasn't a good game" | OneFootball

FC Porto hosted and defeated Belenenses (41-34) in the third round, maintaining their winning streak in Andebol 1. Following the first official match of the season at Dragão Arena, Magnus Andersson expressed satisfaction with the result but was critical of the performance, as "conceding 34 goals is too much" and the team "relaxed too early" ahead of the classic in Alvalade. "We need to stay focused and improve in these games. There are no excuses, we are playing against Sporting on Saturday and it will be very difficult," explained the Swedish coach.

Ups and downs“Of course, I am pleased with the victory, but it was not a good game on our part. Conceding 34 goals is too much, but we tried to fight, and in the first half, our defense was good at times. Belenenses attempted some shots early on, but we relaxed too soon and didn't give our all throughout the game. We have some sick players and tried to separate them because we have an important game next Saturday. That got to our heads at some points.”

The classic in Alvalade“We need to stay focused and improve in these games. There are no excuses, we are playing against Sporting on Saturday and it will be very difficult. We need to play better in that game, and I believe we will achieve it.”

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