The Ball – “Pepe, Marcano and Uribe have a contract, and that’s what interests me” (FC Porto)

Sérgio Conceição wasn’t worried about having some important players at the end of their contract. As in other years, he ensured that everyone adhered to the bond in effect until the end of the season.

Pepe, Marcano or Uribe are captains and are at the end of their contract. Will it be important to proceed with the renovations? ′′ You already know my opinion, I’ve been saying over the years – players have a contract until the end of the season, at least, that’s what matters to me. At the moment they have a contract and we have to think about what awaits us in the future, the season ahead of us and the goals we have to overcome.”

You continue to rely on slips from teams that are advancing; In the last round he already made a move (after the defeat against Benfica), and then there is the derby match in Lisbon. Is this match with Casa Pia more important? «It is our duty, to look upon ourselves, not because it is good to say, it is the truth. We have to look at our games. It is not up to us, we must pursue the damage. It is important for us to continue our journey towards the first place, also because of the capacity of Casa Pia. I know the captain very well, Vasco Fernandez, he was my player at Olhanense, you feel it’s a connected team, and you can see that in the coach’s health problem. »

What lessons did you bring from Station 2020 to this little station. Could it have a negative impact on some clubs? “These are different contexts. We worked a lot during that time at home, now we’re together and I worked on some situations with the B team as well. I said the impact, we’ll see at the end of the season. It could be a positive for some teams, given the overall picture we’re not used to like This stop. In the end we will make an evaluation, it is wiser.”