Pietuszewski questions: “Why do you think we play so defensively?” | OneFootball

In a relaxed tone, Oskar Pietuszewski gradually opened up during the conversation. Accompanied by his compatriots Jan Bednarek and Jakub Kiwior, the FC Porto winger, at just 17 years old, spoke about his first experiences with the dragons in an interview on the Polish Federation's YouTube channel.

“Yes, I am learning. The goal of the transfer was to evolve. I wanted to choose an environment where I could take safe steps towards the top. The tactical nuances here are very different from Poland. The intensity is different,” analyzed the number 77 of the blues and whites, who during the conversation discovered he had received a nickname among some Porto fans: Polish Quaresma.

“What are you reading, man?” Bednarek quipped, laughing. “I try to focus on playing. Forwards live on numbers, assists, and goals. But the most important thing is always the team; helping the team is part of wanting to win,” noted Oskar, countering the idea that Francesco Farioli's FC Porto plays defensively: “I have to ask this: why does everyone think we play defensively? Everyone has their role. The pressing starts at the front. We are a united team, both in attack and defense.”

After surpassing Borja Sainz in the race for the left wing of the attack, Pietuszewski dreams of being called up to the main Polish national team, although he remains cautious. “It's a much-discussed topic and I work for the call to come. But the under-21 team is also important; it's always an honor to represent my country,” stated the forward.

Bednarek, who is one of the defensive pillars of FC Porto and the Polish national team, approved of the hypothetical call-up of the young teammate. “He’s not afraid. If he joins the national team with the same personality he has here at FC Porto, we will see the same Oskar,” he said, emphasizing, however, that Pietuszewski “is only 17 years old.”

On a personal level, the former Jagiellonia player made some confidences: he started drinking coffee in Lisbon, encouraged by Bednarek and Kiwior; he moved to “a nice apartment”; he has Portuguese lessons “twice a week”; and he is still considering where to get his driver's license: “I don’t know if I should get it here or in Poland. In Poland, I know the roads better, but here I already speak a little Portuguese.”

Oskar Pietuszewski also revealed his first memory of FC Porto: “The games against Juventus during the Covid-19 period [2020/21 season], with empty stadiums,” he concluded, surprised to realize, along with Bednarek, that during a game the defender played at Dragão for the Polish national team in 2018, he was only nine years old: “It’s shocking, I admit!”

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