“We know every match is a final” | OneFootball

The return to competition was marked by a home thrashing of Belenenses (6-0), but FC Porto’s under-15 team already has its sights set on a visit to Vitória SC, scheduled for Thursday at 11am, in the 14th round of the Championship Deciding Phase of the National Under-15 Championship. Coach Manuel Prata described the match as “extremely demanding” and stressed that the Dragons will have to be “very collective in everything,” with the aim of following the example “of our first team,” “keeping a clean sheet” and bringing “the three points back from Guimarães.” Forward João Afonso Sousa considers the opponent “very strong” and “very competent,” but guarantees that the team always takes to the pitch to fight for all three points. FC Porto lead on their own with 29 points, one more than Benfica and SC Braga (28), who have played one game more, and three more than Sporting (26).

Manuel Prata

The usual level of demand“We know it’s going to be an extremely demanding game, as all matches are in this final stage of the championship, but we look at our team and feel prepared to win the three points in Guimarães.”

The collective side has to be sharp“We have to be very collective in everything we do in the game, with and without the ball. With the ball, we always have to look towards the opposition goal because we want to score goals. We have to be highly competitive in everything we do as a team and we have to take inspiration from our first team, because we want to do everything we can to keep a clean sheet.”

It’s always about winning“We are where we want to be and we know the Club we represent. In every game we want to take the three points, and that’s what we work for during the week.”

João Afonso Sousa

The trip to Guimarães“It’s a very difficult game because we’re playing away from home. They are a very strong, very capable team, but we’re going there to take the three points.”

Repeat the previous performance“We have to play the way we did against Belenenses. We put in an excellent performance and everything went well for us. We have to do the same in Guimarães.”

One final at a time“We know every game is a final and we go into every match to come away with the three points.”

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