“This is a very committed group” | OneFootball

FC Porto’s Under-17 squad began pre-season training this Tuesday under the guidance of Manuel Prata. The new U17 coach highlights “a very strong sense of responsibility,” recalling that “the Under-17 level is an even more demanding stage, increasingly closer to the first team.” The coach also sees “a great deal of ambition” in the group, which aims to “represent FC Porto very well throughout the season.” Faced with “different challenges” every weekend, the goal is to “get the three points in every match,” on a journey for which he is “here to work and to live up to FC Porto’s standards.”

Ambition and commitment“Looking at the group, we feel a great deal of ambition; we see the happy expressions of the players as they begin another season at FC Porto. This is a very committed group in their day-to-day work, and we are going to challenge them to be better as a collective so that each one of them can be closer to reaching the first team.”

An ever-increasing demand“There is a very strong sense of responsibility. The Under-17 level is an even more demanding stage, increasingly closer to the first team, and we want to see the group take steps forward in the collective process, with each of them also developing individually so as to be closer to achieving the dream.”

Already familiar talent“It is a group that we all know very well for its talent, for the way it plays, and for the way its players already embody the Club’s values. They represent, and will represent, FC Porto very well throughout this season.”

The focus is on the three points“The goal is to help them grow, to bring each one of them closer to reaching the first team, and every weekend we will have different challenges, but the objective will always be to get the three points in every match.”

Transition from U15s to U17s“It is a new challenge in which we have to help the players develop and look at each one of them with the understanding that FC Porto’s standards are very high, but we are here to work and to meet them.”

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