“Obviously FC Porto are favourites, but it's football, you compete” | OneFootball

Gonçalo Feio, Tondela’s coach, previewed the match against FC Porto in the 30th round of the Primeira Liga and highlighted that the last week of work allowed the team to grow:

“In this mission, in which we look at each day as a day for growth, it was another week of progress. Against a great rival, tomorrow we face a very demanding context. We work very hard every day; we go with great respect, but also with belief and competitiveness, trusting in the game plan, and if that is the case, we will be closer to the result we want,” the coach said at the press conference.

Gonçalo Feio also pointed to FC Porto as the favorite for the match:

“Obviously FC Porto are the favorites, but this is a football match and one of the basic principles of sport is to compete and, with all humility, to know how to recognize the merit, ability, quality and favoritism of the opponent we are going to face. It is a game of maximum demand against a great team and we have to leave the pitch with an image that allows our fans, the region, the city and the club to feel proud, competing for the points, which we know will be difficult, and taking another step in our mission.”

The Tondela manager also stressed the confidence within the group for this game:

“I don’t want to be misunderstood, but we cannot confuse humility with a lack of confidence, belief or desire. We work very hard every day to deliver in the most beautiful moments in football, because it is only in matches that we can earn points. We go with great respect for the opponent, but also with belief, because what I see in training gives my team confidence. We will compete with confidence in the weapons we have and knowing that the team believes in the game plan. By following it, each of our players will be closer to reaching his potential and we will be closer to the result we want.”

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