In a preview of the FC Porto duel with Roma, for the first leg of the playoff that gives access to the eighth eighth of the Europa League, Mantín Anselmi addressed the moment of the dragons and said the team is prepared “for any situation” in duel against the Italians.
Coach Martín Anselmi secured on Wednesday that FC Porto is prepared “for any situation” at the meeting with Roma, telling the first hand of the Play-Off access to the Ear Eighth of the Europa League.
At the press conference in advance on Thursday, Anselmi began to express pride in facing the experienced Romans coach Claudio Ranieri, who inspired the Argentine’s career.
“Firstly, I face Ranieri is a pride for me. When I was 12, I was looking at his teams on television. It seems to me that he is a coach who lived everything. He is someone superintelligent, who will know how to approach the game,” he said.
Then the ‘dragons’ coach continued with the analysis to the European opponent: “Rome is Roma, a big team that has to win at any stadium. We will not expect a defensive team. The strategy is the rival coach who decides. We are prepared for any situation, to play them.”
“It’s not intensity, it’s tactical”
Asked about the lack of intensity of FC Porto and what is still necessary to change, the dragon coach has ensured that the team is on the good way.
“It’s not a matter of intensity, it’s a tactical question. The changes made the team more intense. The pressure was wide in some areas of the ground, and so it seemed less intense. In the second part of the game with Sporting , the spaces were shorter, we got closer to the opponent and this made it seem more intense. He striched.
Martín Anselmi also assured that he is confident in a good result against Roma, taking into account what he has seen in the team’s daily training.
“I liked the competitiveness of the team. FC Porto has to be competitive in all games until the end. We were competitive with Sporting and [o empate, 1-1] It was the reward of being competitive until the last minute. I can’t allow a team not to be competitive, “he explained.
The ‘Blue and White’ coach was also pleased with the integration of players into his ideas and stressed the will of the athletes to “always be better”.
“I am very happy with the level of professionalism, enthusiasm, with energy, intensity, willingness to learn that players have,” he said, considering that this is “priceless to a coach.” He continued, “We know we have an idea that requires understanding many things, a lot of physical and mental effort. We need to press loudly, recover the ball as soon as possible. And that’s what we’re seeing in games.”
FC Porto hosts this Thursday at 8:00 pm to Roma, in a first-hand match of the European Liga League’s Play-Off, which will be arbitrated by German Tobias Stieler.
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