Ex-Quenda coach on Sporting: lost influence as just an 18-year-old | OneFootball

Fábio Roque does not consider Geovany Quenda's loss of starting position at Sporting to be a cause for alarm. The coach who guided the young green and white player in Alvalade's under-15 team gave an interview to the newspaper O Jogo, where he discussed the fact that the winger has been losing influence since Rui Borges arrived at the club - to whom he recently gave good news.

"We must remember that he is still an 18-year-old kid. Thinking he will always be at the highest level is wrong. Even the most experienced players can't do it, let alone a young man of his age (...) It's a natural process in professional football. Players always go through these phases. Besides, he might still be adapting to the new system implemented by Rui Borges. The coach should also consider that at this time Geny Catamo is better, he's performing more," Fábio Roque began to explain about Quenda's moment.

The former Sporting coach continued with an interesting comparison: "Do you think Yamal is having the same performance as last season? I don't think so. Therefore, it seems to me that there is no alarm regarding Geovany Quenda. All these phases are part of the process."

"His mind is still on Sporting, I believe. And if Sporting's leaders understood that he should stay, it's because they know that these kinds of things don't affect the player," he added, commenting on the deal that led Quenda to sign with Chelsea during the last 2024/25 season.

To conclude, he returned to this topic: "At the same time, they are convinced that he still has the capacity to grow and help the team. I believe it's a matter of time until he returns to the levels shown last season. At the end of last season, he also wasn't showing the previous levels. It's part of the growth process, as I mentioned."

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