Ex-Sporting midfielder: Vagiannidis can edge Fresneda for spot | OneFootball

Although acknowledging that Iván Fresneda did not let down Rui Borges' team, the former Sporting midfielder believes that Vagiannidis offers more assurance.

Mário Jorge prefers to see Georgios Vagiannidis in Sporting's starting eleven instead of Iván Fresneda. While recognizing that the Spanish winger did not compromise Rui Borges' team, the former Lions midfielder believes the Greek provides more assurance to the team.

"Georgios Vagiannidis had already shown good signs in the games he played. He has the conditions to win the spot over Iván Fresneda, even though Fresneda did not compromise when he played", he began by saying in recent statements to the newspaper Record.

It's still too early to make a deeper analysis of Ioannidis. He played his first minutes (22) against Famalicão, but from what he showed, he will surely bring more quality to the team."

When asked about the possibility of Ioannidis and Suárez playing together at the front of Sporting's attack, Mário Jorge noted that "it will depend a lot on the coach's strategy and can vary from game to game, from opponent to opponent."

Regarding the Colombian international, who scored one of the goals in the Lions' victory over Famalicão, Mário Jorge praised: "I liked Suárez. He also had a missed opportunity, but it was with his goal, full of opportunism, that Sporting secured the victory."

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