Sporting boss can't hide frustration after Porto defeat: we fell short | OneFootball

After the defeat against Porto B, by 2-1, coach João Gião considered that the inefficiency in the first half ended up being decisive in the outcome of the classic, also highlighting the reaction of the dragons at the start of the second half.

“We played a very good first half, but once again, we fell short in finishing. We had four or five chances to make it 2-0 and we need to capitalize on them to have a different advantage on the scoreboard,” he began by analyzing in statements to Porto Canal, before pointing out the difficulties faced by the lions after the break.

“We didn’t start well in the second half. The yellow cards conditioned us and I could have possibly substituted the booked midfielders. That took away some of our aggressiveness. Porto, being behind, reacted, pushed us back, and ended up equalizing from a set piece,” explained João Gião.

The Sporting B coach also highlighted the first 15 minutes of the second half as decisive: “There was some lack of aggressiveness on our part during that period and Porto was fortunate to score the two goals. After that, and until the end, we tried to react, but there was little play, many stoppages, and a lot of gamesmanship. Even so, we believed until the end”.

João Gião also spoke about his team's poor moment in the 2nd League, which has four consecutive defeats: “We are not in a good moment and we have to turn this around. We knew that sooner or later we would go through a moment like this. We are in that moment and we will have to know how to react. We have to know how to get through these moments and overcome them.”

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