S. Macias backs Sporting signing under huge pressure: It will go well | OneFootball

Sebastião Macias believes that Luis Suárez will be successful at Sporting. Despite the challenge of replacing Viktor Gyokeres, the former coach of Carlos Queiroz in the Colombian national team foresees a bright future for the forward who stood out in the victory against Famalicão (2-1).

“It doesn't surprise me that he was only signed now, although I think he is a forward who can be a standout in the Portuguese Premier League. There are players who may have great potential, but they may not be suitable due to the playing model or other circumstances. And then there's the opportunity. Luis Suárez comes to Sporting because Gyokeres left,” he told the newspaper O Jogo.

Given Sebastião Macias's knowledge of the Colombian, the coach assures that Luis Suárez will make a difference for Sporting: “I believe he will do well in Portugal and I also think he will improve throughout the season. He just joined Sporting, didn't do the preseason with the team, and performed, in my view, very well for someone who just arrived and started playing with teammates he doesn't know.”

“I think this demonstrates the player's adaptability and the work of Sporting's technical structure. The initial indicators are good and I believe that Luis Suárez, throughout the season, will improve his performance because the structure is good and has the capacity to continue evolving,” he added.

In conclusion, Sebastião Macias spoke about the selection process of Luis Suárez for the Colombian team: “Besides the numbers, from the first observations we made, we could see that he was a player who had, at the very least, the potential to be part of the Colombian national team and that’s why we presented Luis Suárez's name to Carlos Queiroz, who told us to continue with the observations.”

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