Exclusive Leonino - Sporting squad take a stand on Rui Borges | OneFootball

Even amid a somewhat unstable atmosphere, the Sporting squad has positioned itself on Rui Borges’ side, Leonino has learned. The players are aware of all the fluctuations and criticism at the start of the season, but they maintain their belief in the coach.

According to sources close to the process, the Alvalade Club’s coach is satisfied and happy with the attitude of his players who, even though they follow all the criticism and claims of a “bad phase” at Sporting among the media and other commentators, remain by his side.

In fact, after the recent 3-0 win in Tondela, Rui Borges made a point of standing by his players and ‘demolishing’ the very idea that they might be out of form, with the most talked-about cases being those of Pote, Francisco Trincão, and Morten Hjulmand: “Pedro Gonçalves has better numbers than last season with fewer games. Trincão is in the best form of his career, Morten gave a fantastic response today. They are important players, I won’t deny that. They feel that responsibility and embrace it, which is what sets great players apart. I’m happy to have them on my team.”

With the victory in Tondela – the 10th in 14 matches this season – Rui Borges’ men now have 22 points and are in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (25) leads and Benfica is third, with 21.

Sporting returns to the field this Tuesday, October 28, against Alverca. The match, counting for the quarter-finals of the League Cup, against the team led by Custódio, will be played at Estádio José Alvalade at 8:15 p.m.

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