The Felgueiras Gazette
Player ratings16 Aug 2027
Nobody could get near Rodrigo Mora
Successful dribbles: 33. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Felgueiras
Rodrigo Mora was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Real improvement from Aboubakar Diaby at Felgueiras
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Aboubakar Diaby is 22, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Felgueiras
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Giuliano falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A late step up for Afonso Peixoto
At 24 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.
Market16 Aug 2027
Paulo Goncalves steps up from the Felgueiras academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paulo Goncalves has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market16 Aug 2027
Diogo Pinto steps up from the Felgueiras academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Diogo Pinto has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market16 Aug 2027
Sergio Ferreira steps up from the Felgueiras academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergio Ferreira has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Eduardo Moreira steps up from the Felgueiras academy
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Felgueiras
- Match Point won or two lost for Felgueiras?