Froholdt? If he starts scoring every chance, his value will skyrocket | OneFootball

Words from FC Porto coach, Francesco Farioli, at the press conference at Estádio do Dragão, after the 2-1 victory over Malmö, regarding the sixth round of the Europa League group stage:

Value of the victory:

“The result is important, even though we haven’t improved our position in the standings. But it was important to pick up points against teams that are behind us and to keep moving forward against the teams ahead, I think most of them won. I’m disappointed with the goal we conceded in the last minute, because I think it was a match that, given the chances, could have had a bigger margin, I think we deserved a three or four-goal difference, which could have put us in a better position. In that respect, I’m not happy, but we have to work, to improve. I didn’t like the first ten minutes and the last three. The other 80 minutes in between were very good, with attitude and determination.”

“No. Malmö didn’t play last weekend, the Swedish league is on break, their last match was against Nottingham [note: on November 27] and we didn’t really know what they had done in these last three weeks. We prepared six different scenarios for how they could press and the first minute was to understand what we had to do. It’s normal. I like that there are high expectations, we’d like to see the team always shining. I think, apart from the first ten minutes, in which we could have done better, we had great moments with the ball, inside play, the 1-0 came from a combination between Pablo and Mora in a tight space. I think tonight we had great moments.”

Froholdt misses three big chances with headers. Will there be heading practice?

“No. He had three great chances. Compared to the start of the season, considering that he’s getting into better positions and his timing is better, I think it’s a step forward. Then, he’s a player who, given the volume he has in the game, if he starts scoring with every chance he gets, his value will skyrocket and he’s growing in a fantastic way. There are things to improve, but I’m happy with his performance. I saw good combinations in tight spaces, it’s something we’re trying to work on with him. He’s on the right path and I hope he has better stats in the next game.”

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