Sérgio Ferreira: "Everyone will have to give their all" | OneFootball

After “a good game” in Slovenia that gave a four-goal advantage (4-0) in the second round of the national champions’ path in the Youth League, the under-19s want to enter with “the spirit, ambition, and desire” to “represent the Club to the fullest” against NK Bravo, in Pedroso, to secure their place in the next phase (Wednesday, 3:00 pm, Porto Canal). Aware that the match “will demand the most from everyone,” Sérgio Ferreira asks the players to be “committed to the way of playing and to the values” of FC Porto, a challenge that André Miranda wants to meet with the support of the “12th player” – “of course, with more people watching it’s much more important, we feel more confident” – especially since “nothing can be taken for granted”: “We always have the ambition to grow every game and that will never be lacking.”

Total ambition“Our commitment is to always represent the Club to the fullest. It is with this spirit, ambition, and desire that we will step onto the field. This is another game to win, another 90 minutes to be played minute by minute, in which the maximum will be demanded from each individual and from the team.”

Still thinking about the win in Slovenia“It was a good game because of the result, but above all because of how we managed to build that result. The team had fantastic commitment, played according to FC Porto’s values, especially in the way we played. We were serious, even with a four-goal lead. The team stayed whole, ambitious, and always looked for more goals. The truth is the game ended 4-0, but it was our duty to score more goals given how we played and the many dangerous chances we created. It’s also worth highlighting the fact that we were cohesive and allowed very little to the opponent.”

A new chapter to write“Yes, what has been done has been very well done, but we are completely alert to what’s coming. We know perfectly well that in football, the moment can be very unforgiving, and if up to now we have done very well, we want to continue doing well, and for that we have to be very committed to our way of playing and to our values. We want to keep winning in this competition, which means a lot to the Club because of its history. We are focused on the present and want to do even better.”

André Miranda

No room for complacency“In the first leg we played a good game, but this tie is not over yet. We still have 90 minutes ahead of us, and we can’t take anything for granted. Here at the Club we always have the ambition to grow every game and that will never be lacking.”

The importance of the fans“The first leg wasn’t exactly easy, as the result might suggest, but we are counting on the presence of the fans to help us now in this game. They are very important to us, to help us win and move on to the next round, they are our 12th player and of course, with more people watching it’s much more important, we feel more confident and we really want their support.”

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