Guilherme Fernandes on Sporting’s new signing: Great shot, but… | OneFootball

Guilherme Fernandes, goalkeeper for Real Valladolid, believes that Souleymane Faye will rise to the challenge in Sunday's match against Famalicão, scheduled for 8:30 PM at Alvalade. Despite acknowledging clear differences compared to Luis Suárez, whom he is expected to replace, the former teammate at Betis B considers that the Senegalese player has the skills to meet the demands of the team led by Rui Borges.

"He has all the conditions to take the position. Moreover, it will be another opportunity, and as a starter, to show his value and his determination", stated the 24-year-old goalkeeper, expressing his "conviction" that Faye will do everything to "seize it".

When asked about potential similarities between the two players, Guilherme Fernandes dismissed any comparison. "They are completely different players. Suárez is a pure forward, a 'nine', very strong physically. Faye is different, he's faster, looks for spaces more. It's completely different. That's why one is a winger and the other a forward", he explained, adding: "He can be an alternative, due to his characteristics. Faye is a very vertical winger. As a plan B, Sporting can use him as a striker."

For the goalkeeper, Suárez will continue to be the first choice whenever available, but Faye represents a valid solution in the absence of the South American. "In definitive terms, no, because he is undoubtedly a winger. It's in that position that he takes the most advantage of his qualities and virtues", he emphasized.

Even so, he left a note of confidence for the Sporting fans: "He is a finishing winger. He can score. He shoots well, has a strong shot, and also has a good aerial game. He scores some headers. He even did it at Granada. Sporting will have goals with him, but, I repeat, Sporting will benefit more from Faye as a winger than as a fixed forward. I just hope he takes the opportunity", he concluded.

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