Rio Ave coach, Sotiris Silaidopoulos, promised a “dominant” team in this Sunday's game, against Casa Pia, in the 17th round of the League. The Greek coach also addressed the recent rumors of additions and departures to the squad. Emotional control and competitiveness throughout the game «We have to demonstrate, from the first minute, the desire to dominate every small moment of the game. We have to be focused, balanced and control our emotions. It’s the first home game of the year, we want to start well and win the three points.” Recent defeat with Sporting «They are different games. With Sporting it was a difficult game, but we managed better in the second half. With Casa Pia it will also be complicated, because they come from positive results. Still, for us, the most important thing is to win at home.” Lessons from the game with Sporting «There were ten minutes in which we lost concentration and Sporting took advantage. We have to learn from that and not concede so many opportunities, especially in a game where we want to take more control.” Market rumors «Rumors are part of football, we can't stop them. What I see is a committed group, focused on training and games. As long as the players are here, the focus will always be on the championship.” Possible return of Turkish midfielder Tiknaz «He's a player I know and who knows the club well, but he's not ours. I can't talk about players who aren't from Rio Ave. For me, they're just rumors.” First round balance «We have 17 points, the same as last year at this time. It's a normal Rio Ave. In some games we didn't get the points we deserved, but that's also part of football.” Collective and individual evolution of the team «If we evaluate the progress of the players and the team, we see clear improvements. We have dynamics that make us competitive and many players developing their skills well.”