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Samu Aghehowa after the elimination of the FC Port of the Club World Cup
The dragons are already back home after a draw on the last round of the group stage, leaving the competition without any victory.
The series of bad dragons results gives no signs of slowing down. FC Porto was on Monday eliminated from the Club World Cup Football, drawing 4-4 with Al Ahly, in a meeting of the third and last day of Group A, played in East Rutherford, in the United States.
Rodrigo lives, on 23 minutes, William Gomes, at 50, Samu, at 53, and Pepê, at 89, scored the goals of FC Porto, while Palestinian Wessam Abou Abou there, at 15, 45+2 and 51, and Mohamed Ali Romdhane, at 64, earned the Egyptians, who led 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3.
The ‘dragons’, who had tied 0-0 with Palmeiras and lost 2-1 with Inter Miami, ended third in the group, with two points, the same as the Egyptians, rooms. Palmeiras was the first, with five, and Inter Miami, second, also five, after a draw from two who immediately eliminated the ‘dragons’.
In the rapid interview zone after the game, Martín Anselmi recognized the defensive errors of the team that led them to conceded so many goals, but greeted Planetel’s attitude. “The players gave everything to the end. We showed competitive spirit. I could see how the players ended in the field, it was a pity not having gotten the passage to the next phase, ”he lamented.
“Tomatoes. The team fought to the end, it was competitive and always sought the victory, but it was not the expected result. The four goals conceded? For transitions, there must be ball losses. And in the first goals we lost the ball and did not run back, ”said the Argentine coach, speaking to Porto Canal.
Although premature elimination leaves his future at risk, Anselmi already thinks only next season. “It’s a season where Nothing came out regarding what FC Porto aspires. Now comes the market. We have to see what is missing, build a good squad, see where we made mistakes and then focus on the championship. ”
At the press conference, the Argentine coach was asked about his long -term plan to bring the blues and whites back to the glory. “When you do an analysis, you don’t just do it today. It’s something we have been doing. And in the end, We never had the opportunity to stop and do this such analysis. The moment of making changes is now, ”he replied.
