Expert slams Sporting's display against Estoril: switched off completely | OneFootball

Laurindo Filho was quite critical of Sporting’s performance against Estoril last Saturday, September 27. Although Rui Borges' pupils won the match 1-0, the expert believes that the Lions played football below the expected level.

“It was a lackluster performance from Sporting. They won because they are better both collectively and individually. They also won because they started with a slightly better competitive attitude than what we saw after they took the lead, but from the moment they scored, Sporting completely switched off,” he told Bola TV.

Next, Laurindo Filho went into detail to explain his understanding of Sporting’s game: “They ended up being a team that was not very competitive without the ball, no longer reacting quickly to losing possession, unable to press high up the pitch. With the ball, they always circulated it too slowly and without much purpose. When they tried to speed up, it was always done in a very careless and unintelligent way.”

In conclusion, the journalist highlighted several of Rui Borges’ pupils, some in a negative light and others positively: “Many uninspired players, little connection between sectors. It’s noticeable this year that whenever Pote and Trincão are not as involved, the quality of Sporting’s offensive play drops significantly. Morita was not good, Quenda failed to show any spark, and even Kochorashvili’s introduction added nothing.”

“Of the players who came on, I really agree that Fotis Ioannidis has come in well, Alisson has come in very well. But even so, I believe it ended up being a victory for the better team both collectively and individually, with Luis Suárez being a player who can help decide games, and when not by scoring, then by providing assists,” Laurindo Filho concluded.

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