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Luis Bardají Garcia praised the moment Iván Fresneda is experiencing at Sporting this season. The Lions’ right-back was very close to leaving the Club last winter, but ended up staying at Alvalade and earned a starting spot under Rui Borges.

The Spanish defender’s agent does not hide that Fresneda is going through “his best moment in Lisbon”: “Having the coach’s trust is helping him grow and perform well for the benefit of the team (...) At the end of the season, they conveyed that confidence to us, that this would be the system and that it’s the best for Iván, and that’s making us see his best minutes at Sporting.”

In an interview with Antena 1, he also addressed the period before Rui Borges arrived: “Ruben Amorim’s idea was a back three with two wing-backs, and that wasn’t the most comfortable position for Iván, who even played as a right-sided center-back. It’s every coach’s duty to get the most out of the players, and Amorim believed a back three was better.”

“Dreaming is free, and I always tell him he has to dream big. It will be difficult in the short term. Spain has great players for the position… Carvajal is one of the captains, he’s injured now but should recover. Then there’s Pedro Porro, who everyone knows well from Sporting... It takes hard work and being ready if the opportunity arises,” explained Luis Bardají Garcia, regarding the possibility of the player reaching the national team.

Finally, Fresneda’s representative spoke about the Lisbon derby: “It will be a very important match, there’s a lot of parity at the top of the League and Sporting has to go for the three points. Even more so in a match of maximum rivalry, the city derby, which everyone wants to play in and Iván is very eager to help win the three points.”

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