Hélder Nunes: “These three points are really important” | OneFootball

In the fifth round of the National Roller Hockey Championship, FC Porto visits Paços de Ferreira to face Juventude Pacense (Wednesday, 9:30 pm, FC Porto TV), and Hélder Nunes assures that he intends to “show the value and work of the team on the rink.”

Facing “a strong, young team, with a lot of ambition and a desire to grow and improve,” the national champions feel the obligation to “show that they are superior on the field” in order to secure “three very important points for the outcome” of a competition they aim to “finish in first place.” Tickets are available online.

Opponent Analysis“It’s a strong, young team, with a lot of ambition and a desire to grow and improve. Surely, the dream of many of them is to become professionals, as is our case. We know exactly what we have to do and we want to show our value and work on the rink. In theory, we are superior, but that has to be proven on the field.”

Still on the Elite Cup ‘quarters’“It will be a different game, because even though the teams are the same, no two games are alike. We know which aspects we need to improve, we’re still at the beginning of the season and getting used to the new coaching staff. On the other hand, they have all been working together for longer and must have a strategy to try to hurt us, but we are prepared for this battle, we are already at a different stage of the season. The results may not have been so good initially, but now we are working to improve and things can be different.”

Tightening schedule“It’s always good to have a bit of rest, especially for the athletes who came straight from the European Championship. We had an intense preparation before the season started, but it’s part of it, and this is what we love. Fortunately, we are now in a good phase of the season, because the games are already important and the Champions League has already started. Meanwhile, the Cup is also starting, so we have to face the fight.”

Long journey“This season we have already won two games on set plays, because we couldn’t do it in the 50 minutes, but we managed to change that against Igualada and we want to repeat it in Paços de Ferreira. We know these three points are very important for the outcome of the championship and we want to finish in first place.”

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