Alvaro Pacheco says ‘the better team lost’: ‘Vitoria played a brutal game’ – F. Guimarães

Trainer in. Guimarães regrets wasted opportunities

Despite losing to Porto 2-1, Alvaro Pacheco was a satisfied coach with what he saw from his team. In analyzing the match, coach V. said: Guimarães said the best team on the field lost and assessed the match as “brutal”.

“The better team lost, without a doubt. I’m not one to look at data, but Vitoria played a brutal game. I’m sad they didn’t get the three points. This environment, this mass of fans, jumped in. ‘We were able to do this game.’ . We did what was our goal, with a dominant team, and played head to head. Following the game plan, playing at home, we played to our strengths. We played a brutal game by all standards. “We took up space against Porto with and without the ball. It was clear that we needed to complete the chances. When Diogo Costa is the best on the pitch, it says everything about our performance. I’m sad about the defeat, we didn’t do that. I don’t deserve it, but we have to “We look forward, congratulate the players and say this is the way.”

“For the mentality and the way they did it, we have to congratulate them. FC Porto scored from a free kick and from a pass, a mistake that made the difference. Moreover, we controlled the game, with the ball and without the ball. Today “the better team lost. I often say that there are no moral victories, we live on points, and Vitoria lives on points. But we have to look at this as our brand image. “If we do that in every match, we will create a great tournament,” which will make the fans proud,” said the coach, who ultimately refused to talk about refereeing.

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