Paulo Freitas: “There were moments when we left ourselves open” | OneFootball

Paulo Freitas, coach of FC Porto, assessed the defeat against Sporting in the national roller hockey championship, a match held at Pavilhão João Rocha (5-2).

What was missing: We failed in several aspects: we were not as aggressive, intense, or fast as Sporting. At times, we exposed ourselves unnecessarily. Therefore, Sporting's victory is unquestionable – it was fair.

“We obviously wanted to do things differently and we have to understand that hockey has changed and we need to readjust to the new conditions. Having quality alone is not enough, we need to create much stronger dynamics, work for each other, and only in this way can we then create imbalance.”

Team's response in the second half: “In the second half, we were a more uninhibited team, obviously. We should have done this from the start. We lacked mobility with the ball and without the ball. Fundamentally this.”

Sporting is in 3rd place, with 16 points, two behind leaders Benfica and Óquei de Barcelos (with Benfica having one game less). FC Porto suffered their third defeat in seven games and is in 6th place, with 10 points.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.