Sérgio Ferreira: “We want to stay a confident yet humble team” | OneFootball

FC Porto’s under-19 team remains spotless in the Northern Series of the 1st phase of the National Junior A Championship: they have four wins from four matches and lead the table alone. The 5th matchday, however, brings a demanding home fixture against FC Famalicão (Saturday, 5:00 pm, Porto Canal), at the Estádio de Pedroso. Coach Sérgio Ferreira praised the group’s progress so far, but stated, “we want to be much more consistent in our principles and in our model.” Defender Duarte Cunha spoke on behalf of the locker room and assured: “a competent, consistent, and very hardworking FC Porto” against Famalicão.

The two-goal deficit that ended in a 9-2“Above all, there are a few points here that are important to highlight. Whether behind or ahead, the team never abandoned its principles, we were always FC Porto, we always tried to give our all. We reached the final third many times and, when we got that detail right, we managed to score. Even after 4-2, the team kept wanting to score more and kept pressing, we never let our guard down. The two goals we conceded, we don’t want that to happen again, especially the way they happened. If it does happen, let it be due to the opponent’s merit and not our own shortcomings.”

FC Famalicão“It’s another challenging match against a team with a very unique style, but we are preparing and growing as a team within our model. We have to be very smart in shutting down their key players, but we know what we have to do.”

The support of the Blue Sea“Home advantage is always important. We play at home, it’s our house, our space, and we have our fans as well. What I ask is for them to support this team, but we have to stay focused on ourselves. We want to continue being a confident and humble team, but we want to be much more consistent in our principles and in our model.”

Duarte Cunha

Confident and focused team“The spirit of the team is daily work, that’s the most important thing. We’re always focused, game by game, and now we’re only thinking about FC Famalicão. The other four games are behind us.”

A promise“You can expect a competent, consistent, and very hardworking FC Porto, with all the players wanting to give their best. We’re focused on ourselves and on winning the match.”

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