Sofia Oliveira says Sporting star was below par: made a poor start | OneFootball

In the aftermath of the match between Arsenal and Sporting (0-0), the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Sofia Oliveira believes that Geovany Quenda did not have a positive impact on the game. Even so, she puts that performance into context given the player’s long spell on the sidelines.

The commentator reinforces that idea by recalling that he “was out for more than 120 days”, while also defending “the legitimacy of a coach’s decision when facing a tie against Arsenal without attacking alternatives of a similar level”.

Despite her understanding, Sofia Oliveira expresses doubts about the Portuguese under-21 international’s decision to choose Chelsea as his destination: “Quenda came on badly. It’s indisputable (...) I hope I’m wrong, but I also don’t think it’s a good choice”, as can be read on the social network ‘X’.

Moreover, she again recalled the criticism she made at the time of the signing of Souleymane Faye: “I expected Sporting to manage something better”, also adding that Daniel Bragança “came on badly as well. And he had already put in a poor display against Estrela”.

The green-and-white side return to the pitch next Sunday, 19 April, against Benfica. The match, for the 30th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the side coached by José Mourinho, will be played at 18:00 at the Estádio José Alvalade.

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