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Chaínho, a former player for Panathinaikos from 2002 to 2003, spoke about the arrivals of Georgios Vagiannidis and Fotis Ioannidis at Sporting. The now commentator sees in both the quality to assume starting positions in Rui Borges' team in the near future, mentioning that the winger - who was not satisfied in Greece's last game - would benefit if he lined up in a system with three central defenders.

Regarding the striker, he highlights the fact that he wore the captain's armband at the Greek club: "Leaderships have to do with personality. A team cannot have only one captain, it must have several and all following the same path. Only one can wear the armband, but in the locker room there are several other captains who go unnoticed", he told Record newspaper.

The former player recalls the importance of being a captain in a Hellenic emblem: "Being a captain in Greece is a very big responsibility, the players who are chosen for this role must be an example in everything. Sporting has several. Besides Hjulmand and Ioannidis, there are Trincão, Pote... The big problem in teams are usually many egos. But I don't see that in Sporting. The fact that Ioannidis has experience and demand will be good for the club", he analyzed.

As for Vagiannidis, Chaínho admits to seeing different qualities in the Sporting wingers: "Vagiannidis would benefit in a system of three defenders, but Fresneda also has great capacity. It depends on what Rui Borges wants for each game, both give a lot to the team", he argued.

Chaínho explained, however, that Rui Borges wants to have players with different profiles in the squad: "It doesn't matter if a full-back is very offensive but then defends poorly... Regardless of playing in a big team, he must support and help a lot at the back. I think that Rui Borges wanted, at the start of this season, full-backs with different characteristics from each other. Eduardo Quaresma himself can also play at right back...", he concluded.

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