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FCPPortoClub page
Squad value€1.09bn
Squad value€471.5m
Key playerAlexander Isak
Key playerGabriel Veiga
Head coachAndoni Iraola
Head coachFrancesco Farioli
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Even Liverpool's centre-backs step up: Van Dijk will follow a number ten high up the pitch, far from his goalkeeper, to keep the press on.
“Virgil van Dijk was then brave in tracking City’s number 10 high up the pitch, far from Alisson, to keep Liverpool’s pressure on.”Win it high, go straight at you before you are set: that is the plan.
“His teams press high, win the ball quickly, and attack before the opposition can reorganise.”Iraola does not need the ball: his Liverpool go direct.
“The Liverpool manager is not obsessed with his team dominating possession, which allows his side to be more direct.”Nobody has scored against them yet this season. If you want a goal against Porto you will have to be near perfect, because they give almost nothing away.
“Isto só no campeonato, porque, na verdade, contando com a Supertaça, são cinco jogos sem sofrer golos.”And that is in the league alone, because in fact, counting the Super Cup, it is five games without conceding a goal. our translation
Both wingers stay high and wide and keep running at the full-back. They rarely come inside to knock it about — the first thought is straight at goal.
“Joga com dois extremos muito irrequietos, verticais, muito profundos”They play with two very restless wingers, direct, going very deep our translation
They tend to strike early and then settle. Watch the opening twenty minutes — if they get in front, the game usually goes quiet after that because they are happy to control it.
“Convertemos logo as nossas primeiras oportunidades em golo e fomos muito felizes a finalizar.”We turned our very first chances straight into goals and we were very sharp in front of goal. our translation