Hugo Oliveira: Sporting’s best Portuguese boss isn’t Amorim | OneFootball

Hugo Oliveira believes that the best Portuguese coach of the moment has already passed through Sporting, but it is not Ruben Amorim. The Famalicão manager named Marco Silva as 'number one', after having been his assistant at Fulham for three seasons.

"For me, life is about enjoying the moments. After my family, the first person to know I was going to take this step was Marco Silva. He gave me a lot of responsibility. And in the Premier League, you play against the best coaches in the world and start to develop your own ideas. When the right project came up, I felt it was the right time," he told Give Me Sport.

The Famalicão coach gave high praise to the former Sporting manager: "Marco is one of the best coaches in the Premier League and, for me, the best Portuguese coach of the moment. He is complete, global, and a very intelligent coach. That ambition of his was very important to me."

At the same time, Hugo Oliveira highlighted Gustavo Sá – a midfielder coveted by Sporting – as one of the faces of the Famalicão project: "He is what I usually call the modern 'box-to-box', a modern midfielder, strong not only with the ball, but also without it. His growth potential is enormous."

"(Contract renewal) It was a decision we made together to also help Gustavo grow, because he has the right mentality. It's not just about the tactical interpretation of moments or technical decisions; decision-making is also related to the emotional side," he said.

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