Gonçalo Inácio no captain material? Ex-Sporting coach warns: Immature | OneFootball

Carlos Pereira expressed concern about the leadership at Sporting and pointed out flaws in the profile of the team’s captains, in criticism aimed mainly at Gonçalo Inácio, the current main wearer of the Lions’ armband.

Speaking to the newspaper A Bola, the former coach and official of the Lions began by dismissing the idea that Rui Borges should bear sole responsibility for the recent results. “The easiest route is to point the finger at the coach, but the players are also responsible for some of the setbacks. They have to come together”.

It is in leadership on the pitch that Carlos Pereira identifies one of Sporting’s biggest weaknesses. “There is little leadership on the field. As for the captains too, in a way, they are somewhat immature to carry the weight of the armband; all they want is to play, and they have little experience in terms of leadership.”

Gonçalo Inácio currently plays a central role in the green-and-whites’ captaincy hierarchy, following the major changes made to the squad during the last transfer window. Despite his several years of ties to Sporting, Carlos Pereira believes that seniority alone is not enough to guarantee leadership ability.

“It’s not that they don’t deserve it, because of their years at the club, the fact is that they are very young and, sometimes, if they have to give someone older a dressing-down, in the positive sense, that doesn’t happen,” added the former Sporting official.

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