Sérgio Ferreira on Youth League v Betis: We want the upper hand | OneFootball

The second round of the national champions path in the Youth League begins this Wednesday (3:00 pm, Porto Canal) in Pedroso, with FC Porto hosting Betis Balompié and aiming to “impose the principles of the Club, the city, and the people of Porto” in order to “gain an advantage” before traveling to Seville.

Sérgio Ferreira, the coach, warns that this will be a different match from the previous one and describes the opponent as very dangerous in finishing and aggressive. He also states that “It will be a completely different challenge from what we had against Bravo” and that he knows “perfectly well that it is very important to get a good result.” Although he considers that the game “is not decisive,” he emphasizes the need to “have a lot of intensity when finishing and to prevent the opposing team from reaching our goal.”

In agreement with the coach, João Teixeira foresees “a different challenge” and highlights that the young Dragons must put into practice on the field the work and the plan that have been outlined. For the midfielder, who believes that “playing in the Youth League is always a good experience,” the focus is on supporting the younger players and inviting the fans to attend: “My appeal is for the fans to come and support us, they are a very important element in home games.”

Sérgio FerreiraTotal focus"It will be a completely different challenge from what we had against Bravo. This opponent is a much more competent team, much more goal-oriented, and much more aggressive. The focus is on us and on this game, on what we can control, and we know what we have to do as our game plan. We really want to impose our principles and also those of the city and the people of Porto, which will be very important to captivate the public whom we hope will support us tomorrow so that we have greater strength. This is not a decisive game, but our focus is totally on this duel and we want to gain an advantage because we are playing at home."

Scoring and not conceding"We know perfectly well that it is very important to get a good result here, which means scoring and not conceding. That is our game plan, we want to maximize our chances of approaching with danger and have a lot of intensity when finishing, but we also have to defend in a certain way to prevent the opposing team from reaching our goal."

Porto players at the U-17 World Cup"We are very happy and proud of the way they have represented the country, but also the principles of our Club, because they have been brilliant. We want them to be happy, to win, they have another game to play and finals are played to win, that's our culture. The most important are those we have here, those who are ready, have evolved, and are with us at this moment. It is with them that we will go into this fight. The focus is totally on this game."

João TeixeiraThe opponent"In the games against Bravo, we did well, but we could have done some things better, like not conceding in the second leg, that's not our objective. As for this match with Betis, it will be a different challenge, but we have to put the work we've done into practice on the field and stick to the game plan."

A special competition"Playing in the Youth League is always a good experience. Whenever I come here, I try to help the younger players and also learn from them. I already have the experience from two years ago and, with that, I try to help them."

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