Paulo Robles questions Rui Borges' pick: not up to scratch | OneFootball

The increasing number of injuries at Sporting continues to dominate the current news and was analyzed by Paulo Robles in a commentary on the channel A Bola. The coach began by highlighting Rui Borges' demeanor at the press conference after the defeat in the match against Vitória de Guimarães (2-1).

“Those who attended the press conference after Vitória SC saw that Rui Borges' expression was really different from the last games. And almost, I wouldn't say it was pitiful, but one can understand the coach's new stance regarding this situation. It really leads to many difficulties in presenting a consistent and coherent team, because consistency also depends on the regularity of the players who play,” Robles emphasized.

He also made a point of differentiating the types of physical problems affecting the squad: “There are traumatic injuries, but there are also muscular injuries, and these muscular injuries, from this point of view, although Rui Borges said it is a case study, it is also an internal case study to understand what is happening for these injuries to have returned.”

In terms of sports, the central defensive axis is pointed out as the sector that most concerns Rui Borges and Paulo Robles did not hide the reality, also mentioning the young Brazilian, Rômulo Júnior: “I think the central defensive axis is, without a doubt, at this moment, the sector where Rui Borges has more concerns. Rômulo, who has been performing well in the B team, was not up to the level of demand, which is normal. Suddenly we say that the player doesn't have that quality. There are players who are integrated and clearly demonstrate that they have that condition and from there they gain momentum.”

“Sporting will have time to prepare for the next league game, I think it will also be crucial to calm the spirits a bit, to come back down to earth and not let the expectations of Sporting fans fall,” Robles concluded, clearly appealing for calm in the Sporting universe.

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