Sporting stalwart’s rallying cry to squad before Champions League | OneFootball

After a less successful game for the Portuguese Cup - in which Sporting eliminated Paços de Ferreira - Rui Borges chose to deliver a strong message to the team before the Champions League match against Marseille, Leonino has learned.

Sources close to the process revealed to our newspaper that the coach did not want to show his frustration at the press conference after the match, but the locker room conversation was different. Rui Borges expressed his dissatisfaction with the attitude and lack of ambition shown in the Capital do Móvel and did not want to remain silent.

Although, to the journalists, Rui Borges mentioned that he "couldn't ask for more" from the Sporting team for that match, as several players were fatigued after the FIFA break, the coach emphasized that this could not happen again - especially not in the Champions League, which is the next commitment.

The coach of the green and whites demanded higher levels of concentration and a greater competitive pace for the millionaire competition match. Leaving the Portuguese Cup match behind, Rui Borges intends to make several adjustments and bring back starting players - like Gonçalo Inácio - to make a difference in the group.

The match, counting for the third round of the Champions League, against the team led by Roberto De Zerbi, will be played at the Estádio de Alvalade at 8:00 PM.

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