José João: “More than the results, it’s been about the team’s growth” | OneFootball

FC Porto’s under-17 team has won all five matches it has played so far in the Northern Series of the 1st phase of the National Juniors B Championship and, in the 7th round, will travel to face AD Sanjoanense (Sunday, 11:00 am), currently in 9th place. Coach José João admits that the Dragons are not yet “as consistent” as he would like, but acknowledges that “the players are growing” and so is the team as a whole. Midfielder António Neto emphasizes that it is essential to “go all in from the very first minute” and not “take anything for granted.” FC Porto leads alone with 15 points, two more than SC Braga, who have played one more match.

There’s always room for improvement"Overall, the objectives have been met. More than the results, it’s been about the team’s growth in terms of processes and the way we want to approach each game. We feel that the players are growing. We’re not as consistent as we want to be yet, but we’re working towards that.”

A team strengthening itself"The spirit is good, we are forming a group, a team. We want the team to understand what our identity is. The team is doing well, growing and evolving, but every game is a different step, every game is a final. The players are completely focused on the work.”

About AD Sanjoanense"They’re coming off a not-so-positive result, but playing against FC Porto is always an extra motivation. They’ll want to start strong and close down our spaces to play, so we have to be very patient in finding those spaces. I hope that with the individual quality of our players we can secure another three points.”

Confidence and hard work"The team has a very positive spirit and has worked well this week. We don’t underestimate anything or anyone.”

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