Forward slams coach and sets condition to return to Sporting: had to leave | OneFootball

Ana Capeta has no doubt that leaving Sporting was the right decision to relaunch her career. The forward, currently at Juventus, blamed the lack of opportunities at Alvalade on Micael Sequeira’s choices and set a condition for a possible return.

Speaking to the newspaper Record, the Portugal international admitted she is going through one of the best periods of her career at the age of 28. “I think physical and psychological well-being have helped in terms of goals. I hope that next season I can stay strong, keep my head in the right place and keep working so I can continue giving my best,” she said.

The player believes that the move to Turin was one of the best things to have happened to her in recent times. “Also because of the not-so-good period I was going through at Sporting. I don’t think I was managing to be the player I had always been, I wasn’t able to respond to that. And this transfer gave me that opportunity,” she explained.

Asked about the reasons why she was unable to establish herself in the final stage of her spell at Alvalade, Ana Capeta was direct: “By the coach’s choice [Micael Sequeira]. I did my job every day”. The forward added that she respected the decisions that were made, although she felt she had to leave the Club: “Yes, clearly, I had to leave”.

Despite the outcome, the Portugal international does not hide her connection to the Lions and admits she could return in the future. “I think everyone knows I’m a Sporting supporter and the love I have for Sporting. I spent 10 years at Sporting, not 10 days. Yes, I’d like to return one day. But I won’t come back under the conditions Sporting is currently in.”

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