Farioli on derby row: “Let’s focus on the positives” | OneFootball

Rui Borges commented on the derby, stating that it seemed like a return to the last century: “I didn’t hear it. I don’t know what you’re referring to. I’m not going to comment on my colleague’s words.”

The case of the ball boys against Sporting: “There is an investigation, they will check what needs to be checked. Every time, reasons are found to take attention away from the game. People quickly forget about the ball rolling on the pitch and football itself. That’s where the focus should be. The truth is that this team still hasn’t lost against the two biggest rivals and has only conceded an own goal and a penalty in the last minute against them. There are several good things that should be talked about more. Some comments make more newspaper headlines than the good news.”

How did you shield the group from the noise? “I’m the only one who reads all the newspapers, since every week I have to talk to journalists, but all the noise or pollution doesn’t affect the group’s dynamic. The group is very motivated and we’re coming off a derby in which we put in an excellent performance, even though we didn’t get the result we wanted. I believe we deserved to win and I want to emphasize that, but we faced a great team that has been doing a great job this season. We had a huge desire to win and conceded very little besides the penalty, so it’s easy to keep the team in the right mindset. The performance was very positive against Sporting, but the result wasn’t what we wanted.”

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