Mora on rotating with Gabri Veiga: “We hated coming off after 60” | OneFootball

Rodrigo Mora gave an extensive interview to Canal 11, in which he spoke about various topics, both his career and current affairs at FC Porto. The creative midfielder for the blue and whites addressed the change in roles he experienced from one season to the next, highlighting the defensive work demanded by Farioli.

“I had to adapt to the style of play and maybe change the way I play. I had to push myself more physically and defensively, which is what he [Farioli] asked of me. I feel that I’m a different and better player in many aspects,” he began by saying.

“Defensively I’m better and, on the ball, I now drop deeper more often to help the team play. I’m a more complete player and that also matters a lot. Maybe what I did last year I haven’t done as much this year, but that’s not always possible.”

In addition, Mora reflected on the “growing pains” he went through, before speaking about how he and Gabri Veiga were managed throughout the season: “It was difficult, I had to understand what he wanted and also think about Gabri, who was already more used to that position. It was a year of constantly thinking about what I could improve, in every training session and every day.”

“Rotation with Gabri? It’s not easy, we both got annoyed because we really wanted to play. Coming off after 60 minutes was a bit frustrating for us and we spoke to the manager about it, but it’s his idea and we got used to it. Gabri and I have always had a very good relationship, and that’s how it has to be,” he revealed.

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