João Brandão: “The team started with confidence and showed real character” | OneFootball

For the first time in history, FC Porto B defeated GD Chaves (1-0) and returned to winning ways in Liga Portugal 2. After the match corresponding to the 11th round, João Brandão highlighted the unique way the team entered the field, “not looking at the table or the results,” even when facing “a candidate for promotion.” “In the second half, we were determined, organized, and knew how to occupy the spaces we needed to with spirit. GD Chaves pressed in the second half, but didn’t have any shots on target against our goal, which says a lot about how organized we were,” added the coach.

An analysis of the game“Above all, I highlight the personality with which the team entered the field, not looking at the table or the results. The team entered with personality and showed character, but it also reveals how they value the process. Only in this way was it possible to enter strongly in Chaves, where the B team had never won and against a candidate for promotion. In the second half, we were determined, organized, and knew how to occupy the spaces we needed to with spirit. GD Chaves pressed in the second half, but didn’t have any shots on target against our goal, which says a lot about how organized we were. We showed maturity in how we managed the game and the result, we were a mature team that knows the path it needs to follow.”

Serving FC Porto is the goal“We used nine players aged 18 or 19, but this is the process and context of the B team. We are very proud to serve FC Porto and the first team. During the week, we had players involved in the Youth League and others preparing for the first team’s game in Utrecht. Whenever necessary, we make room for first-team players to gain match rhythm, but we also like to introduce young players, which is what we have been doing. This is how we will continue, even if sometimes there are some setbacks in a very competitive Second League.”

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