“It’s a triumph of resilience and transcendence” | OneFootball

The National Champion trophy, won brilliantly by the under-19 team, is now where it rightfully belongs: the FC Porto Museum. Sérgio Ferreira, one of the main figures behind this achievement, described the moment as “an incredible feeling” and “mission accomplished”, while stressing that “the foundation was the daily achievements”. The coach highlighted that the Dragons competed on behalf of many people connected to the Club and said this was a “brilliant generation”, ready to “deliver great answers at more demanding levels”. “The entire alignment between the under-19 team, the B team and the B team was perfect and understood the right moment for each player,” underlined Sérgio Ferreira.

Handing the trophy over to the Museum“It’s an incredible feeling, one that is hard to describe, but it is also a feeling of mission accomplished. Above all, because of everything this trophy represents for the Club, but the foundation was the daily achievements. It is a triumph of overcoming, of transcendence, and always being faithful to the principles of FC Porto. Being very demanding, very rigorous and having a lot of ambition is fundamental. This is not just about matches, it is created and cultivated every day. These players were tremendous and many made a huge effort between the under-19 team, the B team and the first team. But that is also what fulfils us and makes us proud as coaches, seeing them deliver great answers at more demanding levels. This trophy also had a purpose, which was to play for the Club, play for our president, always play for victory and also for our families. We play for ourselves, but we also play for other people, such as our Eternal Captain Jorge Costa.”

A title with a special dedication“On a more personal note, I also did it for my mother. It was something I had been chasing. I know she is up there and that she is extremely happy with her son’s achievement, she who was a devoted Porto supporter.”

A brilliant generation“They are already a brilliant generation because what they had done before was fantastic. It was very much what being Porto is all about. I remember that in the past we managed to compete until the penultimate matchday against a very strong rival with players much older than ours. We had a tremendous season with six under-17s playing regularly, which also helped make this season as good as it was. It is a brilliant generation, with different talents and different essences. What matters is understanding what they can give. The entire alignment between the under-19 team, the B team and the B team was perfect and understood the right moment for each player.”

“First of all, it forces us to be very agile, very flexible. We are here to meet the demands of a first team, and it was also with that sense of mission that we approached this season. We knew it would be like this from day one. We grow because we are aligned with the demands of the professional level, and this is not just any professional level. We are talking about FC Porto, which has very particular and very specific demands. It is important to highlight the importance of someone in all this coordination, and that is André Castro. I already knew him and he did not surprise me; he is brilliant both as a person and as a coach.”

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