Leonino exclusive, Sporting make final call on João Gião's future | OneFootball

Poor results have not shaken the decision: Sporting remains confident in João Gião’s work and has begun talks to renew the contract of the B team coach. According to our newspaper, in a Leonino Exclusive, the structure led by Frederico Varandas continues to believe in the coach’s abilities and wants to show that with a new deal.

The SAD officials consider the 39-year-old manager to be the right person in the right place. At this stage, there is an internal conviction that this less positive spell will be overcome through work and stability, while keeping the focus on developing talent at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, without giving in to external pressure or immediate results.

Now, the renewal is really set to go ahead. Although a full ‘reshuffle’ is planned for the coaching staffs of Sporting’s youth teams, João Gião is one of the exceptions in Alcochete. In addition to the work carried out with the B team, the run of the Lions’ under-19 side in the UEFA Youth League is also valued by the club’s hierarchy.

From a sporting point of view, the current moment in the Segunda Liga is not the best. Sporting’s reserve side now sits sixth in the table, with 27 matches played, in which they have managed 13 wins, two draws and 12 defeats. Their goal difference stands at 39 scored and 26 conceded.

João Gião joined Sporting at the end of March 2020, after João Pereira left for Turkish side Alanyaspor. Since then, the coach — who worked in Benfica’s youth setup and was assistant manager at clubs such as Sacavenense, Pinhalnovense, Melaka United, Académica, Grasshoppers, Lausanne-Sport and Paços de Ferreira — across the junior teams and the B team, has led 44 matches, winning 23, drawing seven and losing 14.

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