Luis Suárez exit like Gyokeres? Rui Borges warns: No one is irreplaceable | OneFootball

Rui Borges was called to comment on the current situation of Luis Suárez at Sporting, who was hired to replace Viktor Gyokeres in the last transfer window. The coach of the lions assured that he "didn't lose sleep" over the departure of the Swedish international from Alvalade.

"July was when I slept best. I was on vacation, a two-time champion, I was relaxed. Forget about it. It's part of football, a great player left and another came. And that's our job, to find solutions and enhance them," he began by saying, continuing.

"I believe he is a forward for many years, at least to finish the season... It doesn't keep me up at night. But in football, something unexpected can happen. But if Sporting thinks something extraordinary is going to happen and that we can't keep Luis, we'll find a solution. Ioannidis is already coming, it is what it is. I'm very simple in that aspect, I don't look at those sides. If one isn't here, another is. Here it's Sporting and Sporting will always have great players, great coaches, and will win trophies more often regardless of the faces that are here. It's Sporting, not individuality. And with me, it will always be like this. Very important player, but for me, no one is irreplaceable. Everyone is important and everyone feels they are important to the coach, whether playing 10 minutes or 90. I've shown that, they've also responded. And that's why I'll have more headaches with everyone... I'm very calm about it," he emphasized.

Currently, the green and whites occupy the second position in the National Championship standings, with 45 points. Benfica is in third place, with 42, while Porto leads the competition with 52 points.

Sporting will return to the field next Saturday, January 24th, against Arouca. The match, counting for the 19th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Vasco Seabra, will be played at 6:00 PM, at the opponent's ground.

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