João Brandão: “We head to Matosinhos eager to bag all three points” | OneFootball

This Saturday at 6:00 PM, FC Porto B will travel to Estádio do Mar to face Leixões SC in the 13th round of the Segunda Liga (Sport TV6). In the preview of “a game with a high degree of difficulty” that will require “a very competitive team in the different phases of the match,” João Brandão emphasizes the “desire to get the three points” and reinforces that “whoever steps onto the field will do so with the goal of winning the game and representing the values of FC Porto.” Ready to face “an opponent that fights from the first to the last minute,” defender Dinis Rodrigues states that “the team is very united” and that “the goal is to give everything to come away with the three points.”

Carlos Fangueiro on the opposing bench“It’s traditionally a difficult ground for FC Porto, a team that now has a coach who is one of their own, someone who knows Leixões’ reality and needs inside out, so we expect a game with a high degree of difficulty. We want to compete and be very consistent throughout the match, knowing that we are a strong and competent team when we are fully connected, regardless of the opponent’s ability. We have already shown this in the recent past and we want to show it again now, because we are going to Matosinhos with the desire to get the three points.”

Home or away“Our values as a Club and our playing principles must be present regardless of the context, no matter which ground or which opponent we face. We are going there to play, we are going there to look towards the opponent’s goal, we are going there to be a cohesive unit, understanding very well the moments and references for pressing, and we are going there to be a very competitive team in the different phases of the game, including set pieces, which are decisive moments in this Segunda Liga, as we have seen recently.”

The week of preparation“The preparation took place within the context of a B team, but we are certain that whoever steps onto the field will do so with the goal of winning the game and representing the values of FC Porto. Regardless of the time we have to prepare, we will present ourselves at the peak of our abilities, because that is the context of a B team.”

Dinis Rodrigues

The 11th place opponent“They are an opponent playing at home, who fight from the first to the last minute, and it will be a tough game, but we hope to come away with the three points.”

The B team’s locker room“I feel that the team is very united, we all want to win, and the goal is to give everything to come away with the three points.”

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