Rodrigo Mora: “We’ve got a united squad and the fans are right behind us” | OneFootball

Rodrigo Mora, an 18-year-old midfielder, started the qualifying round for the Under-21 European Championship with two goals and an assist in the first two matches and reveals two personal goals: “To debut for the senior national team and become National Champion with FC Porto.” In statements to Canal 11, the player says he is “very happy to be able to play for FC Porto” and believes that 2025/26 “will be a good year.”

Regarding the team and the coach, he highlighted: “I think we have a very strong team. We have a coach with new ideas, things have been going very well, and the best of all is having a united squad and the fans being with us,” adding that he is a young man “very grateful for all the support” and determined to “always give his best for the team to be better.”

Goals “At the national team level, the first goal is to debut for the senior national team. At FC Porto, it is to become National Champion.”

Squad Renewal “It is going well, I think we have a very strong team. We have a coach with new ideas, things have been going very well, and I think the best of all is having a united squad and the fans being with us. I think it will be a great year.”

Confidence for the Season “FC Porto signed many players, and that is better for the group. We had a difficult year, but that is in the past, and now we just have to keep going. I believe this will be a good year.”

Learning in the First Year “I didn’t want my first year to be like this, but it served as a learning experience, and that’s why I’m here. I hope it doesn’t happen again.”

Relationship with the Fans “It becomes difficult to deal with it because I am still very young, but I already feel all the support I receive. In the Under-21 game in Barcelos and the presentation at Dragão… I am very grateful to receive this support, I am very happy to be able to play for FC Porto, and I just have to keep going so that the fans continue to like me.”

New Responsibilities on the Field “I have been playing in a different position, which requires more defensive effort, and it is something I am working on. It has to be this way. For the team to be better, I have to give more of myself defensively, and I promise to always give my best. Offensively, I will continue to be the same, even though I am playing a bit further back.”

Samu “He is a world-class forward, and it is easy to serve him because he scores in any way. He is a very strong forward physically, very strong in breaking through, and it is easy to play with him.”

Summer Market “It is not easy to deal with the market, but I try to distance myself from everything, not pay much attention, and whatever has to happen, will happen. But I think that is in the past, I am very happy at FC Porto, and I will continue at my Club.”

Rumors “I don’t follow the news, but people always send it to me, and I even ask them not to because I don’t like to see it.”

Classic at Alvalade “We won the classic at the champion’s home, and it was a very well-achieved game on our part. I was very happy with a very important victory.”

Identification with the Club “Without a doubt, Diogo Costa is already a reference, he is our captain, and of course, I would also like to be. FC Porto is my Club, it was the Club where I grew up and trained, and without a doubt, it would be an honor to be a reference for FC Porto.”

Personal Ambitions “I don’t think about it, if it happens, it will happen naturally. I only think about what I can give day-to-day and in the games, and if it happens, it happened.”

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