“The lesson from last season: this team has no starters or subs” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli was pleased with FC Porto’s performance against Arouca (2-0) and highlighted the collective commitment in the defensive process, which has kept the team’s goal untouched this season:

Aspects for FC Porto to improve

“I don’t want to give our opponents any advantage. In the next round we’re going to play against a great friend of mine, Bruno (Pinheiro). I’m not going to give him any hints. We have to work with the necessary privacy at this moment.”

FC Porto still without conceding goals

“When we talk about clean sheets, the credit usually goes to Diogo, as in the last few matches when he put in great performances, or to the centre-backs, but the way the team works requires a lot of effort from the forwards. Today, André paid a great deal of attention to defensive organization, and Pepê and William’s energy was incredible. They were all together.”

Borja Sainz scored again after coming off the bench

“The lesson from last season is that in this team there are no starters or substitutes. We are a group, and I have to choose 11 to start and more players to come on. Everyone who came on had a very positive impact and played an important role in the game. When we see players coming on with this spirit, that is very important for our journey.”

Kiwior had goals disallowed in two consecutive games

“I was laughing with him because we have a tradition that when a player returns from injury or joins the team, we make a guard of honor tunnel to welcome him. Maybe we’ll make one for him on Tuesday, because of the two disallowed goals.”

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