Vasco Seabra: "Porto struggled to create chances in the first half" | OneFootball

Vasco Seabra, Arouca's coach, spoke at a press conference after the heavy defeat at home against FC Porto (4-0), at the end of the 7th round of the League.

Challenges attempted against FC Porto.

«The result is fair, FC Porto deservedly won, but I think that until the sending off, we posed many challenges. Until the 50th minute, FC Porto created a goal opportunity from an individual error and a second chance when João Valido collided with Tiago Esgaio. In other words, FC Porto wasn't able to connect through the middle and seek out Alan Varela. By blocking this midfielder, FC Porto couldn't play down the wings, opting for depth.»

«The sending off ended up hurting us. With excellent pressure, we stole the ball from Martim, who ended up committing a foul. And, at that moment, we had the ability to stabilize the game and push FC Porto back. But we conceded goals.»

«For the 2-0, for example, we can't allow an opponent to get through between two players. And 4-0 was also avoidable. Aside from those mistakes, the feelings were good, knowing that we could compete better. After the sending off, FC Porto became even more enthusiastic and, when we were stabilizing offensively, FC Porto scored the 2-0. Before the third goal, we showed what we could have done.»

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