Sporting star making waves seen as 'arrogant' by Filipe Cândido | OneFootball

Alisson Santos is one of the most talked-about names in Sporting at the moment and, in fact, he may earn a place in the starting eleven of the Lions for the Portugal Cup. Meanwhile, the player is preparing to seize every minute he can, especially in the duel against Napoli, for the Champions League. Filipe Cândido, the player's first coach in Portugal, believes that the Brazilian will be ready.

"He has shown, as he did recently against Estoril, that he has that cunning to take on opponents or the arrogance of street football. It also doesn't matter to him who he faces. In fact, all Brazilians are a bit like that. You can see that he is gaining confidence and letting go. If he plays against Napoli, he will do it in the same way," he began, in statements to the newspaper A Bola.

Next, the coach who is currently at Paços de Ferreira, explained how the canary arrived at Liga 2: "The Alisson was suggested to a UD Leiria administrator by the agent. He was at Figueirense, in series C, loaned by Vitória. From that moment, we started to observe him on a specific platform for this purpose and he immediately stood out in some items, such as goals and assists. I immediately realized that he had the conditions to play in Leiria and was within reach financially. We moved on to a more detailed analysis and found that he was powerful, had the ability to dribble and could escape opponents from either side when the defender is facing him."

"I competed in the state championship and it gave me a consolidated opinion about the value of players from each division. About Alisson, I spoke with some friends and they all told me that he has a good head. Therefore, I gave the indication for the hiring," he explained, then recalling that when Alisson arrived in Leiria "he immediately showed willingness to learn".

Finally, Filipe Cândido expressed satisfaction with the player's journey: "I'm happy because I think I was important to him. I didn't foresee such rapid growth, but I'm sure it won't stop here. You've seen little yet..."

Check out a feint by Alisson Santos in training:

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