Group Stage Fan Preview: Porto

Could it finally be? After 4 long grueling years without any titles I think it can be the year finally win something whether it's the Taca de Portugal if they fail the league title or vice versa they certainly have the potential to do so.

Now, I know Sporting fans will say 4 years is nothing compared to more than 10 years since SCP have won a league title, but I can only imagine their despair. With not many "new" players purchased by FC Porto, we still got plenty of reinforcements that were here all along, only problem is that they were loaned out to other clubs. Players like Ricardo Pereira & Aboubakar grew massively on their respective loans.

Porto still maintained their core without sacrificing and held on to all their players as they pretty much had to since they were sanctioned by UEFA on their Fair Play rules. But I'm ok with this. You see we kept our core which is good enough for me all we needed was the right coach to head them in the right direction. Is it still early? Yes, of course but Porto showing flashes of a championship squad. They could crumble as it is a long and grueling season, but still same can go for Benfica or Sporting with the latter look sensational this far.

Porto have a solid group who seem to play more as a unit then a bunch of individualists who are running around out there doing what they want without any success. Porto have a solid, compact defense, coupled with a fantastic midfield and a good attack that can finally give what FC Porto fans have been longing for, a return to their championship ways.