"I'm a positive person, so I'll start with the positives. I am happy that we have played well in the last few matches, which is a great pleasure for us after such a difficult autumn season. The truth is that unfortunately we played several matches in the autumn season where our performance was disappointing. However, we are professional footballers and in the last few weeks we have shown that we can get up from the floor.

Obviously we need to learn from our mistakes, but it is more important to look forward and perform much better in our spring games than in most of our autumn matches. Vidi is made up of players and a coaching staff with a winning mentality and we will prove it on the pitch. The next period will be about rest for everyone, but unlike the others, I will not start training with the team at the beginning of January, as we will be involved in the Africa Cup of Nations in January with my country's national team. I am very excited about this tournament, unfortunately I was injured in 2013 and was unable to attend the tournament, but two years later we came back to the Africa Cup of Nations and I had a great time.

I hope that we can represent our nation again next year with a good performance, which is very important for all Cape Verdean players. And in the spring, we would like to thank the Vidi fans for their support throughout the season, despite our more subdued autumn performance. I wish all the fans a very Merry Christmas, a good rest and a Happy New Year full of success," Stopira told our website.