Tomás da Cunha hits out at Sporting: Pote mishandled, Bragança ‘wronged’ | OneFootball

Tomás da Cunha analyzed the transfers of Pedro Gonçalves to Fiorentina and Daniel Bragança to Torino, raising concerns about the way Sporting handled both cases and highlighting the importance both had in the Lions’ recent journey.

On Pote, the commentator felt that the final stretch at Alvalade should not erase everything the Portugal international represented. “After all, it was not yet Pote’s footballing funeral. The handling of the departure of one of Sporting’s biggest figures was not the best, but there is certainty that the final image (physical problems, also the sense of little hunger for more) does not erase Pedro Gonçalves’ impact on the building of a winning club."

Tomás da Cunha went even further in his praise of the former 'number 8'. “He was Amorim’s system player, he solved many problems on his own. The sale would never make up for the status he achieved, even less so at this end-of-cycle stage,” he wrote, stressing the influence Pote had during the green-and-whites’ most successful recent years.

As for Daniel Bragança, the analyst believes the market itself ended up taking away Sporting’s room for negotiation. “The market had all the signs that Daniel Bragança was available and was going to leave Sporting, which made a sale for good values impossible. All parties accept what is there."

Even so, Tomás da Cunha also had a word of recognition for the midfielder developed at Alcochete. “Very unlucky at the club (even treated unfairly), between injuries and the lack of commitment to him. He became a very capable midfielder when playing close to the box,” he concluded about Bragança.

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