Leonino exclusive: José Dominguez on Rui Borges leaving Sporting: no sense | OneFootball

Sérgio Conceição replacing Rui Borges is a far-fetched idea, according to José Dominguez. In this Exclusive, Leonino spoke with the former Sporting player, who commented on current events surrounding the green-and-whites, including the draw against Famalicão in the latest Liga matchday.

“Conceding an own goal in the final minutes is always a problem when the margin is only one goal. I think what was really missing was a bit more sharpness in finishing some of the chances Sporting created. And when you get into the final minutes, there are no weak teams, the teams are very well organized and create a lot of difficulties. When there’s little time left and you leave it until the end, things can sometimes happen,” he began by telling our newspaper.

Gonçalo Inácio was the player who put the ball into his own net. The current TV pundit defended the Portugal international, saying it was bad luck and part of the defender’s development. “Football is made up of details. Gonçalo Inácio’s own goals were unfortunate and I think he will grow from that. He is a player with great ability and experience”, he said.

The seriousness of Ibrahima Ba’s injury was something José Dominguez commented on, and the former footballer stressed that it is something common in football. “He is a very important signing. He is a fast, tall, strong player who would also be influential. He is a young player with a future. As for injuries, football is, as I say, a contact sport, a high-intensity sport and, unfortunately, it is something Sporting did not want, much less Ibrahima... The departments are very competent and, if they decided on that signing, it is because they knew the issue would be resolved quickly. After that, it has nothing to do with it, nor will it be because of that, certainly, that the player, once he recovers, will not be able to have other injuries or other relapses. High-performance players are subject to that”, he analyzed.

Jesse Derry has had few minutes at the Alvalade club, all because of Flávio Gonçalves. “It is always complicated, but I think Sporting also has to look a little at its side and what its policy is here, because Flávio Gonçalves is a homegrown player and he is the one who should be preferred. However, Jesse is working, he is a player with quality. We do not know what the future will be like, what the market will be like, or what injuries may happen to Sporting’s wingers as well. We never know, all of that can change in football,” he commented.

To finish, the former footballer, who represented Sporting between 1995 and 1997, argued that the soap opera surrounding Rui Borges and Sérgio Conceição makes no sense. “I do not even think that is an issue, because he has done a good job. The dynamics are there. It is very complicated when a lot of people are changed, but well, that always has its effect, doesn’t it? A coach of a big team always lives by results, but I think Sporting is on the right path. Now, the results have to come to give the team confidence and also to help the team grow, and I think it has been unfortunate,” he concluded.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.