Estrela da Amadora coach believes Sergio Conceição will not undertake any kind of management with the Champions League in mind.
Coach Sergio Vieira said on Thursday that the Estrela da Amadora team will have to go beyond its limits and compete beyond its limits to be able to look forward to a victory over FC Porto, in the fifth round of the first league.
“We know that it will always be difficult, but it is a very ambitious and special stage that must be achieved, which is to play a great match and complete the developmental stages against a big and historic club, which fights year after year for various league titles.” The coach stressed: “The competitions in which you participate. We have to “We know what we are aiming for. It will be a moment that we have to overcome and compete beyond our limits, to allow Porto too little.” In the match press conference.
The break for national team commitments has kept out several FC Porto players, but also amateurs, namely central defenders Kayalunda Gaspar and Johnston Omoruwa, ready for the duel between two “competitive” teams.
“There are two competing teams searching for their goals, with their rules and their rigor. We fully recognize what can be determined and prepare for the unpredictable, the individual quality and the preparation that FC Porto may have developed, but we focus on what we can control, our rules and the process from the initial stage, tomorrow.” [sexta-feira]”It will be another step.”
Although this comes before the Dragons’ debut in this year’s edition of the Champions League, against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, in the first round of the group stage, the Tricolores coach does not believe that FC Porto will undertake any kind of management. .
“I can’t believe it, Sergio [Conceição], or any ambitious coach of a big club, thinks about the next match or competition without having the responsibility and ambition of the previous match. I think Porto’s focus is on their next opponent. “We don’t expect any kind of management, we expect a lot of difficulties and we will try to respond in this way as well, to make the match beautiful to watch.”
The team started the tournament against Vitoria Guimarães and Benfica, and now faces FC Porto in the fifth round, a difficult start to the season, but which Sergio Vieira considers “very positive”, from the perspective of rapid growth.
“The tournament is a marathon and it is important to quickly understand the areas to improve. Playing against good opponents, we achieve this faster. The team, in terms of performance, is always improving, making mistakes here and there, but facing teams that are not improving.” We are very strong, and our perspective is always positive, because it allows us to be vigilant and quickly rigorous regarding every decision we make.”
Striker Gustavo Henrique is still unavailable, but Joao Reis has recovered from injury and could be part of the options, while Mansour remains a doubt for the match.
Estrella da Amadora, who is in 13th place with four points, will receive the second team, Porto, with 10, on Friday, in the fifth round of the Italian League, at 7.15 pm, at the Jose Gomez Stadium, in Amadora, managed by Joao. Pinheiro of the Braga Association.
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