Former Leonine Council member calls for Rui Borges to leave Sporting | OneFootball

Hélder Amaral is calling for a change in the Sporting managerial setup following the draw against Estrela da Amadora. The former member of the Leonino Council believes that the 2-2 draw in Reboleira once again exposed problems which, in his view, go beyond the changes made to the squad over the summer.

Speaking to Bola Branca, the former CDS-PP MP was particularly harsh on the coach and questioned whether he should remain in charge: “If we changed the players... it became clear where the problem lies. It became clear who is to blame. [Rui Borges] is a coach without the emotional stature or the ability to manage a big club,” he said.

Hélder Amaral also argued that Sporting need to make a decision quickly if they still aim to fight for the title: “Sporting has to understand, once and for all, whether it wants to continue being Dr. Rui Borges’ laboratory or whether it wants to be champion. And if it wants to be champion, it must quickly find a solution. The cycle needed to change, not only the captain’s, but also the coach’s and the entire structure’s,” he fired.

What is more, he analyzed the mistakes made against Estrela and did not spare Rui Silva, Eduardo Quaresma, or Gonçalo Inácio: “Rui Silva got worse. There are technical aspects that have not been worked on. The mistake was costly, but we can also look at the mistakes by [Eduardo] Quaresma and [Gonçalo] Inácio. Instead of having hard-working center-backs, Sporting has center-backs more in the croquette style,” he criticized.

The Alvalade club supporter also addressed the controversy surrounding the penalty that opened the scoring in Porto - Alverca and used the subject to launch strong criticism of Portuguese football: “We came from the ‘Golden Whistle’ case and from countless Benfica cases, yet we continue to witness suspicions over appointments?!... Therefore, Porto’s pressure is a strategy very similar to that of criminal organizations”, he concluded.

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