Leonino
·16 Oktober 2025
What Varandas told players before Sporting v Benfica cup final

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·16 Oktober 2025
Sporting has released the documentary "The Winner Takes It All," featuring never-before-seen footage from behind the scenes of last season and statements from the President, players, and coaches. Frederico Varandas, leader of the green and whites, recalled the successes but wants even more trophies.
The club’s top official outlined the personal and Club ambition after a season marked by the back-to-back championship and a double: “We had done what no one had done in over 70 years, and now another record that hadn’t happened in 23 years,” he began, before revealing what he told the players before the Cup final.
F. Varandas: "I told the players: 'We were champions last year, this year we are already champions. Tell me something, is that enough? No'"
“I told the players: ‘We were champions last year, this year we are already champions. Tell me something, is that enough? No. This year we’re going to leave Jamor with everything’. That set the tone for our celebrations,” said Frederico Varandas, then looking ahead to the future.
F. Varandas: "The fans want more. Are we going to win all the time? No. But we’re going to win more and more"
“We won everything because we deserved to win everything. We won many titles, but it’s not enough. We want more. The players want more. The coach wants more. The fans want more. Are we going to win all the time? No. But we’re going to win more and more.”
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.