The coach is pleased with the performance of his team
Head coach Porto Sergio Conceição summed up the results of the confrontation with Shakhtar (3:1) in the first round of the group stage of the Champions League.
“It was a good game with both positive and negative aspects. We had a definite plan, the players stuck to it very well – this is one of our merits. I also want to say that our opponent was also very active and showed his game. But again there are always things that can be improved in the future.”
“I can say in general that we did not start from our opponent’s strategy in advance, but played our own football. Of course, Shakhtar is a very strong team, a leader in Ukraine and a famous club, but our strategy was based on the fact that we must play the way we always play, without adapting to the enemy’s tactics and relying on our own actions.”
“In the last match we played with three defenders, and now we play with four. There were also players in the midfield to better control the situation. If we are talking about some defining moments that allow us to play the game, then this is our 4-4-2 tactics, and the strategy that we build taking into account the individual qualities of our players.”
“It is true that there were certain important moments that allowed us to win, but the main thing is that we enjoyed our game more than in some previous matches.”
Porto beat the Miners thanks to a goal from Taremi and a brace from Galen. On October 4, Conceicao’s team will play against Barcelona.
Source: Sportarena
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