Fernando Nélson backs rotation for Sporting duo: the ones who tire the most | OneFootball

Fernando Nélson believes there is a healthy and necessary rotation between Iván Fresneda and Georgios Vagiannidis at Sporting’s right-back

Fernando Nélson believes that Iván Fresneda and Georgios Vagiannidis should share the starting role at Sporting. While acknowledging the Greek’s greater physical capacity, the former full-back of the Alvalade club highlights the Spaniard’s growth — who may leave the Lions.

"They are both selectable players. This has been Fresneda’s best year, without a doubt. When Amorim signed him, he was seen as a great hope, but things didn’t go well for him, especially against Atalanta — a game that also brings bad memories for Sporting — and he was never a regular choice again. Rui Borges was the one who, in a certain way, recovered him, and without having exceptional games he is putting together his most solid season in Portugal. He is much more confident, looser and at ease, also because the three-centre-back system didn’t suit him," he told A Bola newspaper.

As for Vagiannidis, Nélson believes that the Greek “is very strong one-on-one and has excellent physical capacity”, however, "defensively, we still haven’t been able to see his real capabilities very well, because Sporting, apart from the tougher matches, always plays with numerical superiority in the opponent’s half."

"In any case, I think this management is important, because full-backs at a team like Sporting, which competes on all fronts, are the players who suffer the most physical wear," admitted the former Lions player, explaining that rotation is healthy in Alvalade.

The match, valid for the third round of the Taça de Portugal, against the side led by Filipe Cândido, will be played at the Estádio Capital do Móvel at 8:15 p.m.

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