Monday 16/June/2025 – 05:18 AM
Portuguese coach Abel Ferrera spoke to the team Brazilian MirasThe team tied against its Portuguese counterpart in the first round of the group stage of the 2025 Club World Cup.
The negative tie settled the result of the Palmeiras and Porto match, as part of the confrontations of the first round in the first group of the 2025 Club World Cup.
Palmeiras coach statements
Palmeiras coach, during the press conference that followed his team’s confrontation against Porto in the first round of the group stage of the Club World Cup 2025, said that the size of the stadium and the number of fans formed a distinctive experience.
He added: The stadium was very large, and the presence of 46 thousand spectators in it, in my view, is great. I think people are beginning to realize the bone of Palmeiras club, especially the Portuguese, the population of Portugal is about 10 or 11 million people, while the number of fans of Palmeras is 16 million, and in Brazil 200 million, so I think that the majority today was one of our supporters.
He continued: It was a balanced match, and we won the best opportunities, football is so charming, so charming that one of its best players was hit, the goalkeeper, and the best player in Porto today was the reserve goalkeeper, so is football, the only thing that was missing was the goal, while the rest were the best.
He continued: We were playing as if we were on our land, and this is the real Miras, we felt the power of our fans from the beginning to the final whistle, unfortunately we could not give them the victory they deserved, but in my opinion it was an excellent match.
The Portuguese coach emphasized: I feel proud, because I know that the team has a specific playing style, and we adhere to it and apply it to the exercises, we press the opponent, and if we have the space we build the attack, and if we find an opportunity we play on the apostates, and when the difference is not ready for fixed kicks, we are ready for that moment.
And he added: Despite the frustration of the result, but this is football and we have to accept it, the match was fast, and did not witness much stops, and we succeeded in imposing our rhythm and creating opportunities during the two halves of the meeting.
He added: In football there is no guarantee to win, what matters to me is that my team players know what they must do, the goalkeeper can confront, and the ball may collide with a player on the goal line, we have made opportunities and we succeeded in complexing matters on Porto.
He continued: Porto also had some opportunities, and this is the nature of football, sometimes the most controlled team is the one who loses, because the defense is also an art, I think it was a very competitive match, but the result was not as we wished, and it is unfortunate that we did not succeed in bypassing the yellow barrier between those in charge.
And added: For me, training a soccer team similar to riding a bike; You just have to continue moving, especially when things get worse. If we were previously scoring three goals in three games, then four or five, and now we are no longer scored, then you should simply continue to advance, sometimes the road is slope and it seems easier, and sometimes it is a tiring upward up, the important thing is that you always continue to walk
He stated: When we win, everyone rejoices by winning. But when we lose, the coach alone bears responsibility, the coach’s role is to influence the players from a tactical point of view, in terms of organizing the team, as well as in mind, in the end, the players are the ones who make decisions on the field, and they are already talented players. The game must always remain in the hands of the players.
