Farioli: “There’ll always be the question of how it’d be with 11 men” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli, FC Porto’s coach, spoke in Sport TV’s quick interview area after the Dragons’ defeat against Nottingham Forest, a result that knocked the team out of the Europa League.

– What was the initial idea, with 11 players?

– The start was very good: in the first six minutes we created two chances. We were playing in the opposition half and keeping possession. But then, with the sending-off, it became difficult to reorganize the team in the first half, especially as we immediately conceded a goal after losing the ball, something that could not have happened. We have to accept this result. We cannot forget that, before this match, only two teams were still competing on three fronts: us and Bayern Munich. That says a lot about what these players have done this season. Now, our focus has to shift quickly to the domestic competitions, starting with Sunday’s match.

– How much time will you give the players to recover after this match?

– We don’t have time. Tomorrow [Friday] we will train, because in 72 hours we will already be playing Tondela. There isn’t much room for recovery, but these players are used to reacting very quickly.

– Do you come away from this match even more convinced of FC Porto’s strength to fight for the trophies still at stake?

– We now have the final month ahead of us and, with the mentality of winning game by game, before thinking about the Cup we have to be fully focused on the league.

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