“We want our supporters’ extra backing to be part of our game” | OneFootball

One of the matches closing the 32nd round of the Segunda Liga pits FC Porto B against FC Felgueiras (Monday, 6:00pm, Porto Canal), in a clash scheduled for the CTFD Jorge Costa. On the other side will be “the team in the best form in the league” and one that is “strong, capable and has very experienced players”, but coach João Brandão believes that playing at home “is a different stimulus” and wants to see the team recover the principles that define it, such as “defensive aggression, competitive spirit and the ability to fight for every ball as if it were the last”. Forward Tiago Andrade stresses that the Dragons are “strong at home” and underlines that every game is there to be won: “We are FC Porto.” Going into this match, FC Porto B sit in 9th place with 42 points, while FC Felgueiras are 13th with 40. Information about tickets is available here.

João Brandão

Olival has brought in plenty of points“Being strong at home is a different stimulus. It is clearly different to play at home in front of our fans and we want that extra strength to be part of our game and to help us achieve what we want, but also to give us comfort in trying to recover what our game is all about. Playing at home means playing in front of our supporters and having that responsibility to play an attractive game and be a dominant team that is strong in the reaction to losing possession. Above all, we have to be a team capable of dominating and controlling the game.”

FC Felgueiras“They are the team in the best form in the league. Since Rui Ferreira came in, the team has grown a lot and changed its dynamics. It is a strong, capable team with very experienced players. We have been focusing on our ability to find spaces and to have the necessary calm to draw them in and then speed up, in our passing and decision-making, but without ever losing our balance, especially because we are going to face one of the best teams in counter-attacking situations.”

The 2-0 defeat in Felgueiras in the first half of the season“This is a week in which we want to write a new story and in which we have a completely different challenge. It is a new game, a new opportunity to show our football, our ability and the quality of our players. We want more points and to recover this team’s values, such as defensive aggression, competitive spirit and the ability to fight for every ball as if it were the last. We have to be very effective offensively.”

Tiago Andrade

An opponent in good form“We know FC Felgueiras are in a very positive moment and we have to take that into account, but the fact that we are playing at home is a positive point for us and we know we are strong at home.”

At FC Porto it is always about winning“We are working well, the unity is strong and we have to keep working. Three important games are coming up for us to achieve our objectives. We go into every game to win, we are FC Porto.”

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