Varandas on Rui Borges at Sporting: “Only at nine, 12, 15 or 20?” | OneFootball

Vítor Almeida Gonçalves, executive director of Record, believes that Varandas would never hire Sérgio Conceição because of the history between them. On Liga NOW, José Nunes shares the same view and, even with Rui Borges’ poor run of results - who has been having problems in the defensive department -, he does not believe the former Dragons coach is an option.

“It doesn’t seem likely to me. Knowing what Frederico Varandas is like, I find it very hard to see Sérgio Conceição ever being a viable candidate to coach Sporting. I actually think Sérgio Conceição must already have reflected many times on positions he took that he should not have taken, and that in some way he is suffering the consequences of those positions,” he began by saying.

“It has nothing to do with his quality as a coach, but the door is closed to him with Frederico Varandas. It is not related to his technical quality, but rather to certain positions Sérgio Conceição has taken. In truth, with Frederico Varandas, I really do not see how Sérgio Conceição could join Sporting,” José Nunes concluded.

Mário Figueiredo made it clear that Sérgio Conceição’s name is coming up because of the fans: “Conceição’s name only enters this equation for one very simple reason: the fans asked for him. It is Sporting’s fans who are asking for Sérgio Conceição. Sérgio Conceição only fits at Sporting because of the fans’ desire to have a more hands-on coach."

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