Pietuszewski questions: “Why do you think we play so defensively?” | OneFootball

In a relaxed tone, Oskar Pietuszewski gradually opened up during the conversation. Accompanied by his compatriots Jan Bednarek and Jakub Kiwior, the FC Porto winger, only 17 years old, spoke about his first experiences with the Dragons in an interview for the YouTube channel of the Polish Federation.

“Yes, I’m learning. The goal of the transfer was to develop. I wanted to choose an environment where I could take safe steps towards the top. The tactical nuances here are very different from those in Poland. The intensity is something else,” analyzed the number 77 of the blue and whites, who during the conversation discovered he had received a nickname among some Porto fans: Polish Quaresma.

“What have you been reading, man?” joked Bednarek, laughing. “I try to focus on playing. Forwards live off numbers, assists, and goals. But the most important thing is always the team; helping the team is part of wanting to win,” Oskar pointed out, countering the idea that Francesco Farioli’s FC Porto plays defensively: “I have to ask this: why does everyone think we play defensively? Everyone has their role. The pressing starts up front. We are a united team, both in attack and defense.”

After surpassing Borja Sainz in the race for the left wing of the attack, Pietuszewski is nurturing the dream of being called up to the Polish senior national team, although he remains cautious. “It’s a much-discussed topic and I work so that the call-up comes. But the under-21 team is also important; it’s always an honor to represent my country,” said the forward.

Bednarek, who is one of the defensive pillars of both FC Porto and the Polish national team, approved the hypothetical call-up of his young teammate. “He’s not afraid. If he joins the national team with the same personality he has here at FC Porto, we’ll see the same Oskar,” he said, emphasizing, however, that Pietuszewski “is only 17 years old.”

On a personal note, the former Jagiellonia player also shared some confidences: he started drinking coffee only in Lisbon, encouraged by Bednarek and Kiwior; he moved into “a good apartment”; he has Portuguese lessons “twice a week”; and he’s still considering where to get his driver’s license: “I don’t know if I’ll get it here or in Poland. In Poland, I know the roads better, but here I already speak a bit of Portuguese.”

Oskar Pietuszewski also revealed his first memory of FC Porto: “The matches against Juventus during the Covid-19 period [2020/21 season], with the empty stadiums,” he concluded, surprised to realize, together with Bednarek, that during a match played by the defender at the Dragão for the Polish national team in 2018, he was only nine years old: “It’s shocking, I admit!”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.