Rodrigo Roquette defends Sporting, blasts Hjulmand take: “2 brain cells” | OneFootball

Rodrigo Roquette reacted to the renewed discussion surrounding Morten Hjulmand and the reasons that led the former captain to be left out of the match between Sporting and Nacional last season. The issue was raised again by Frederico Varandas and sparked a fresh exchange of conflicting versions.

Through his account on platform ‘X’, the well-known Alvalade Club supporter rejected the idea that the Danish midfielder had been left out because he was unhappy with a bid rejected by the green-and-white officials.

“He was not left out because he was unhappy with a rejected offer. Anyone with 2 neurons could see it makes no sense to be upset about something that never existed, that was made up, just like the unsigned article in O Jogo. The player lost focus hours before a match, so he was left out,” he wrote.

It is worth recalling that, in Frederico Varandas’s most recent remarks, the Sporting president ended up addressing the matter and comparing it to the actions taken by the Club regarding Luis Suárez at the start of this season, which prompted analysis by Polígrafo.

“I’ll give you a very simple example that went under the radar, that many supporters missed: last year, precisely because of the transfer market, because of the turbulence of the January transfer market, our captain, because of stories that never actually existed, there was no proposal in January, but there was pressure for the player to want to leave, we were supposedly blocking a possible departure — which was not true, we had zero offers —, there was less professional behavior [from Hjulmand]. What happened? The player was left out. I’ll repeat: the player was left out at a time when Sporting was competing for the national title. (…) No one messes with Sporting,” Varandas stressed.

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