Rui Borges signing drops in pecking order, now third at Sporting | OneFootball

Jesse Derry has yet to establish himself at Sporting. The 19-year-old winger, on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season, has managed just 26 minutes across three official matches and remains far from getting regular playing time under Rui Borges.

At this stage, the young Englishman is the second least-used signing among the new faces in Sporting’s squad, excluding Kaique and Moncef Zekri, who have yet to make their debuts. The situation is in contrast with pre-season, when Derry scored two goals in five friendlies.

Competition has not helped either. Flávio Gonçalves is ahead in the pecking order for the left side of the attack, and Nestory Irankunda has already moved ahead of Derry in Rui Borges’s choices. Rodrigo Zalazar has also been used in that position at times this season.

The upcoming international break could help the Englishman speed up his adaptation to Sporting, but everything indicates that Jesse Derry will be called up to England’s under-19s. The team coached by Will Antwi has four friendlies against Ireland, Norway, the United States and Belgium between September 25 and October 5.

He will be used “when the coach feels he should play and when he deserves it”.

Knockout competitions could therefore open an important window. Sporting face Marítimo on October 27 in the Allianz Cup quarter-finals, and enter the Portuguese Cup from November 22 onwards, matches that could give Derry more minutes and a real opportunity to move up the pecking order.

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