Paulo Freitas: “It was a well-deserved win” | OneFootball

FC Porto returned to winning ways in roller hockey by beating SC Tomar 5-2 at home in the sixth round, adding another three points.

After the match, Paulo Freitas spoke of “a tough game, as almost all matches in the league are,” of “a deserved victory with some brilliance” against “a good team,” and mentioned that it was necessary “to rotate the squad more” to show that “all players are important.” The coach added that “Working after victories is always different” and aims “to consolidate and maintain consistency” already on Thursday, against Reus, in another European round “with a high degree of difficulty.”

Intense Start“We wanted to start strong and pressing, not only attacking but also defending, being aggressive, to make our presence felt, and fortunately we quickly had a chance to make it 1-0. We made a mistake, conceded the 1-1, but we quickly corrected it and the team knew how to respond. It’s also important to know how to respond in these moments; it was a tough game, as almost all our league games are, and it was a deserved victory, a win with some brilliance here and there. We had to suffer, SC Tomar is a good team that respected us, and we respected them too, and that adds value to earning the three points.”

Squad Management“If we want to keep a high tempo, we have to rotate the squad more. Tomás (Santos) is part of the squad, even though he’s a youngster, he’s a boy who is getting some opportunities to play and we’ve asked him to help us. When he comes on, he has helped and will continue to earn these moments so he can keep playing. Besides that, there’s something we understand, and this team understands it clearly: what we carry on our chest is much more important than what we have written on our backs. That’s the mentality, everyone is important, sometimes some are better, other times it’s others, and it’s with this dynamic that we move forward.”

Refereeing“In my opinion, the refereeing team made some mistakes, but they also made some mistakes against SC Tomar; there were some situations that weren’t analyzed so well, but they followed a criterion and stuck to it from start to finish. That’s what we ask for, as a big club, we have to be respected by everyone involved and that hasn’t been happening. Just this past weekend I had the chance to watch games in other venues and I start to wonder how the criteria can change so quickly, in two or three days. Respect FC Porto, because we are here to respect everyone, to fight and to dignify this institution, but we want to be respected by all.”

European League Week“It’s another tough week, there are no easy games, they all have a high degree of difficulty and we’re going to approach this week in a very positive way. Obviously, working after victories is always different, but that’s also something important. We are always the same whether we win or not, we never walk on tiptoe nor do we hide. This team works hard and has had excellent behavior, we haven’t had the results we want, but now we’re going to try to consolidate and maintain this consistency. We’re focused on Thursday’s game, a tough match against a great Spanish roller hockey team. We’ve already had the chance to face another team that’s top of the league, it’s going to be another very tough game and now we’re only thinking about Thursday. After Thursday, we’ll work towards the next league match.”

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