Sérgio Conceição promises one million euros

Sérgio Conceição, the FC Porto manager, rejected the idea of ​​ever criticizing a professional colleague for using a defensive strategy like the one he used in his match with Manchester City last Tuesday.

“It seems that the best hobby for people is to misinterpret my words. I have had smaller teams where I have faced teams with budgets 30 times bigger, I was a coach who gave importance to the defensive mission. That does not mean that I provoked anti- I never criticized a colleague for playing with 10 players behind the line of the ball. If someone receives a statement from me criticizing that, I give them one million euros “, said the FC Porto coach, praising the behavior of his team in Manchester City game: “I didn’t see anybody convincingly assess our performance with City.”

Sérgio Conceição admitted that his team is now stronger and explained why. “These are situations in which we work, not only in different sectors, but it is a collective work that begins at the front. The problem was at the front. The origin of the problem is usually in the intermediate and attack sector. The improvement is the work of the whole team. We do not celebrate moments in which we do not concede goals, we celebrate titles, but it was important to consolidate this moment of the game, “he admitted.

Regarding the game this Saturday, at 8.30 pm at the Estádio do Dragão, against Tondela, counting for the ninth day of the First League, the Porto coach does not seem very concerned about the system of five defenses that the rival prepares for present: “Last year we also faced teams with a defensive line of five. Each team has its dynamics and we have to prepare for that.”

Nor does the fact that Tondela is the third worst defense in the First League (14 goals conceded) augurs the facilities for the dragon coach. “We will have to be at our best level. They did not score many goals but they are the teams that have the most balls in their irons and that is a sign of a bit of luck,” he said, guaranteeing that “Tondela is a positive team and they like it.” to play”.

The dragons will play the third game in eight days and Sérgio Conceição admits that “you have to pay attention to the wear and tear of the players, but this management is done thinking about the moment of each one, according to the assessment of the physical component and the strategy. “.