“This is a very committed group” | OneFootball

FC Porto’s under-17 team began pre-season training this Tuesday under the guidance of Manuel Prata. The new coach of the youth side highlights “a very strong sense of responsibility,” recalling that “the under-17 level is an even more demanding stage, increasingly closer to the first team.” The coach also identifies “a great deal of ambition” within the group, which aims to “represent FC Porto very well throughout the season.” Faced with “different challenges” every weekend, the goal is to “get the three points in every match,” on a journey for which he is “here to work and to live up to FC Porto’s standards.”

Ambition and commitment“Looking at the group, we feel a great deal of ambition; we see the players’ happy expressions as they begin another season at FC Porto. This is a very committed group in their day-to-day work, and we are going to challenge them to be better as a collective so that each one of them is closer to reaching the first team.”

Ever-growing demands“There is a very strong sense of responsibility. The under-17 level is an even more demanding stage, increasingly closer to the first team, and we want to see the group taking steps forward in the collective process and each one of them developing individually so they can move closer to achieving the dream.”

Already familiar talent“It is a group that we all know very well for its talent, for the way it plays, and for the way they already embody the Club’s values. They represent and will represent FC Porto very well throughout this season.”

The focus is on the three points“The objective is to help them grow, bring each one of them closer to reaching the first team, and every weekend we will face different challenges, but the objective will always be to get the three points in every match.”

Transition from the under-15s to the under-17s“It is a new challenge, in which we have to help the players develop and look at each one of them with the understanding that FC Porto’s demands are very high, but we are here to work and to measure up.”

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