Francesco Farioli: “Diogo Costa is among the world's top 3 or 5 keepers” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli spoke to the press after FC Porto’s 3-1 defeat to AVS SAD in the penultimate round of the Primeira Liga. Among the main topics, the Dragons’ coach was asked about the absence of Diogo Costa and took the opportunity to lavish praise on the goalkeeper:

“Diogo Costa, in my opinion, is in the top 3 or top 5 goalkeepers in the world. So, when you start a game without two clear key players, of course it’s normal to say the level drops a little… we lacked aggression, we lacked the desire to attack the goal the way we should have, and when we connected and started attacking the goal the way we wanted, the chances became clearer and, in the end, we scored the goal that was ruled out by just a few centimeters.”

“The margins are very slim against any kind of opponent… if you play like we did today against the team at the bottom of the table, who in their last five games picked up two wins and three draws… regarding the positioning of the three midfielders in the first half, it’s something we’ve been doing since the start of the season… With Froholdt, you have more presence in the box. With Fofana, you have a bit more control,” he added, in his analysis of the match.

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