Rui Borges? Varandas speaks frankly about Sporting's next manager | OneFootball

Frederico Varandas assured this Wednesday, May 27, that Rui Borges continues to deserve the full confidence of Sporting’s leadership, despite the criticism sparked by the defeat against Torreense in the Portuguese Cup final.

On the sidelines of the season review held at the University Stadium in Lisbon, the Sporting president made a point of publicly defending the green-and-white coach, downplaying the media pressure and the noise generated in recent days.

“The most important thing for a club is the way its president reacts, more in defeat than in victory. From Sunday until today, I have seen Rui Borges portrayed as weakened and under pressure, but where? On newspaper front pages, on social media, by so-called pundits… I would like to say that all those variables count for zero in Sporting’s decision,” said Frederico Varandas.

The Sporting leader then stressed that the coach’s future is not in question and recalled the path he has taken since taking charge of the team: “Rui Borges is Sporting’s coach. Last year, while he was in charge of the team, he took it to every decisive stage and won. This year he once again took the team to the decisive stages and did not win. Rui Borges is our coach,” Frederico Varandas underlined.

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