João Brandão on Ac. Viseu: “A new chance we’re eager to seize” | OneFootball

FC Porto B travels to Fontelo this Sunday, with kick-off at 2 p.m., to face Ac. Viseu in the 4th round. Coach João Brandão sees the match as “a new opportunity” to secure the first win of this edition of Liga Meu Super.

“It’s a new game, a new story, and a new opportunity that we really want to seize to achieve our first victory in the championship. We know we’ll be up against a competent team, one of the main contenders for promotion, and for many years now, investment has been made with that goal in mind. Ac. Viseu’s objectives are to get promoted and return to the 1st League,” explained the coach of the blue and whites, emphasizing that his team has worked hard to counter the opponent: “Throughout the week, we worked hard, focusing on what we need to improve, trying to recharge our energy after a tough game in which we were unfortunate enough to concede two own goals right at the start. This week, I felt the team was eager to turn around a situation that doesn’t please us. We want to win, we want to score goals, we want to keep a clean sheet, and those are our ambitions for the next game.”

What strengths do you identify in Ac. Viseu? “Ac. Viseu has a very competent team, with experienced players, and a striker with very interesting numbers in the 2nd League, like Clóvis. Above all, they are a very pragmatic team. They play very attacking football, always looking towards the opponent’s goal, with great objectivity. They cross a lot, shoot a lot, look for Clóvis’s runs in behind, and benefit from that structure to play on the flanks. They use the wide play a lot, down the wings, to gain space and get closer to the final third, but we are working to prevent those threats and to take advantage of the opportunities we’ll have, the opportunities Ac. Viseu will give us. When we have the ball, we want to circulate it with purpose, to create spaces, and have more creativity and objectivity in the final third. We feel much lighter in creating goal-scoring situations and in making the most of those chances.”

António Ribeiro promises “will and passion”

Center-back António Ribeiro also looked ahead to the clash with the Viseu side, analyzing the opponent he will face, especially the forward André Clóvis, and highlighting FC Porto B’s mentality after a less successful start.

“André? It’s not just this year, we already knew him from before. He’s a player who scores a lot of goals and has good numbers in the 2nd League, but we’ll be paying attention to the whole Ac. Viseu team. They’re a quality side and we’ll do everything to neutralize their strengths and exploit their weaknesses to secure the three points,” reflected the 21-year-old defender, who recently overcame a serious injury.

“You can expect a team with will and passion. We really want to turn this situation around and get our first win of the season, that’s what we worked for this week, and we need to improve some aspects where we’ve been falling short in games. We want to improve our attacking quality and that’s what we’ll try to do in this game. We expect an Ac. Viseu side also looking for the three points, just like us, so it will be a balanced game. In Viseu, they are strong, they’ve invested in the team and have quality and experienced players,” added António Ribeiro, well aware of the opponent’s strengths.

The 21-year-old player has recently recovered from a serious injury and promises commitment to help the team secure the three points.

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