João Rosado blames Varandas and Rui Borges for Sporting maestro's ruin | OneFootball

, a commentator on SIC Notícias, believes that Pedro Gonçalves is being pushed toward a departure from Sporting “through the back door of Alvalade”. In an opinion piece titled 'The plan to finish off Pote', the journalist compares the treatment given to the Portuguese international with that of Luis Suárez and recalls that both have a release clause of 80 million euros.

“In this particular respect, the Portuguese international and the Colombian international are on a plane of absolute equality. The clause does not differ by a single cent. In theory, whoever wants to buy out either one without wearing themselves out with negotiations has to pay the same amount”, he wrote.

The commentator believes that Pote has been sidelined from the squad, a situation he compares to that of Daniel Bragança, while Suárez benefits from a different kind of treatment: “From this point on, the similarities end. The treatment that has been given to the striker has nothing to do with the one Pedro Gonçalves has been subjected to, having been pushed to the margins of the team, along the same lines as what has happened with Daniel Bragança. The ‘cafetero’ seems to enjoy special protection, being allowed to post whatever he wants on social media, without this triggering any reproach from the coach or the sporting management”.

The analyst believes that Pote’s situation worsened after the player took responsibility for Sporting’s performance in the Portuguese Cup final: “Conversely, ever since he admitted his share of the blame for Sporting’s drab display in the Portuguese Cup final, Pote seems to have fallen from grace in the eyes of Frederico Varandas and Rui Borges, effectively sealing an exit through the back door. The star from Vidago began paying the price for those who are honest and have the courage to confess their own mistakes”.

In João Rosado’s opinion, even if Pedro Gonçalves had expressed a desire to bring his spell at Alvalade to an end, Sporting should have handled the process differently: “Even if he had been the first to express the intention of bringing his spell in Portugal to an end, those in charge could never allow such harmful and cruel management of an asset who suffers the humiliation of training for scraps and sighing for the lofty charity of an Arab or Turkish billionaire. No one could force Rui Borges to make him a starter or even to take him off the bench; all that was needed was simply to wait calmly for an offer that pleased the parties involved”.

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