“We know every match is a final” | OneFootball

The return to competition was marked by a 6-0 home thrashing of Belenenses, but FC Porto’s under-15 team already has Thursday’s 11am trip to Vitória SC on the horizon, in matchday 14 of the Championship Qualification Phase of the National U-15 Championship. Coach Manuel Prata described the match as “extremely demanding” and stressed that the Dragons will have to be “very collective in everything,” with the aim of following the example “of our first team,” “keeping a clean sheet” and bringing “the three points back from Guimarães.” Forward João Afonso Sousa sees the opposition as “very strong” and “very competent,” but guarantees that the team always takes to the field to fight for all three points. FC Porto lead on their own with 29 points, one more than Benfica and SC Braga (28), who have played one game more, and three more than Sporting (26).

Manuel Prata

The usual level of demand“We know it will be an extremely demanding game, as all matches are at this final stage of the championship, but we look at our team and feel prepared to win the three points in Guimarães.”

The collective mindset has to be spot on“We have to be very collective in everything we do in the game, with and without the ball. With the ball, we always have to look towards the opposition’s goal because we want to score. We have to be highly competitive in everything we do as a team and we have to take inspiration from our first team, because we want to do everything we can to keep a clean sheet.”

It’s always about winning“We are where we want to be and we know the Club we represent. In every game we want to take all three points, and that is what we work for during the week.”

João Afonso Sousa

The trip to Guimarães“It’s a very complicated game because we’re playing away from home. They are a very strong, very competent team, but we’re going there to take the three points.”

Repeat the performance from the previous game“We have to play the way we did against Belenenses; we put in an excellent performance and everything went well for us. We have to do the same in Guimarães.”

One final at a time“We know every game is a final, and we go into every match determined to take all three points.”

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