Tonel, former Sporting man, cautious: “FC Porto don’t let opponents play” | OneFootball

When asked about the Classic match between Sporting and FC Porto, Tonel praised this Tuesday the competitive maturity of Francesco Farioli's team, against a squad led by Rui Borges that has been performing "good displays", a few days before the clash scheduled for 8:30 pm (Portugal Continental time) this Saturday, at the José Alvalade Stadium.

The former center-back began by stating, in statements to Rádio Renascença: "It surprises me to have a team with a new coach, so many new players and already seeming very mature on the field. It knows how to be on the field, it doesn't let the opponent play, it always made more fouls, it is rarely caught in transitions. It doesn't allow counterattacks, it kills a lot of the game in midfield. It understands the moments of the game in a very advanced way considering that there is so much new"

Subsequently, the former player - who represented both rival emblems - added: "Sporting has been doing good performances, in the game with Nacional I noticed some weaknesses in defensive set pieces, but it compensated with offensive quality. It is a routined and mature team that is also doing very well"

As for the difficulty of the match, Tonel summarized: "It's the first time it faces a team of its level, it's the most difficult game it will have so far. It's a triple game, Sporting plays at home and has that factor in its favor" concluding on the topic of the Classic.

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