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Pedro Sousa discussed Sporting’s current situation as they prepare to face Marseille in the Champions League. Speaking to the ‘Now’ channel, the Executive Director of Correio da Manhã Rádio expressed his belief that the Lions will face significant difficulties, especially due to the poor performance of some key players.

“I’ve already said it, somewhat controversially, but this is the team Sporting will face, in this current form, that is the toughest. Marseille is currently in better shape than Porto was when they went to Alvalade, Benfica in the Super Cup, and Napoli in Italy,” he began, also highlighting some of the French side’s strengths: “They have players in great form, like Igor Paixão and Greenwood.”

Immediately after, Pedro Sousa commented on Rui Borges’ preview of the match, highlighting the coach’s recent choices and the difficulties caused by the fatigue of some of his players: “I sensed something there that he [Rui Borges] isn’t handling well at this stage, because it’s clear that they’re not playing well. And they’re not playing well because there are players who always held the team together last season, even in the worst moments, when there were 10 injured players, when Gyokeres was out for three weeks, and those were Trincão and Hjulmand. But in these games, they’ve almost disappeared from the pitch.”

Furthermore, Pedro Sousa also warned about Sporting’s defense, which has undergone several changes by the coaching staff at the start of this season: “And then there are the constant changes in the defensive sector, which is a bit alarming.”

Sporting will return to the pitch next Wednesday, October 22, against Marseille. The match, part of the third round of the Champions League, will be played at the Estádio de Alvalade at 8:00 p.m., against the team led by Roberto De Zerbi.

Check out Morten Hjulmand’s speech in the Sporting locker room here:

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