Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos says a player is not up to it at Sporting | OneFootball

Sporting’s draw against Estrela da Amadora (2-2), after the Lions let a two-goal lead slip away, drew heavy criticism from several figures connected to the Sporting world. Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos, Carlos Severino and Jaime Marta Soares weighed in on the result.

Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos, former leader of CDS-PP, pointed to problems that, in his view, remain unresolved: "Same as always, business as usual. Sporting still has an unambitious mentality, a goalkeeper who is not up to the task, and a coach who did not correct the mistakes. The players changed, but the problems remained," he wrote in the newspaper 'Record'.

Carlos Severino, a former candidate for the Lions’ presidency, described the result in very negative terms: "A complete disaster! It is a very bitter result. Sporting played well until the 75th minute, but a team that wants to be champion can never allow itself to be pegged back after leading 2-0. It starts the way last season ended. Unacceptable!".

Jaime Marta Soares, former president of the General Assembly Board, directed his criticism at Rui Borges’ decisions: "Sporting has only itself to blame for the result. Rui Borges made the wrong changes and showed that Suárez is the one calling the shots in the game; that was not the substitution that was needed".

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