Sporting sensation seen as 'arrogant' by Filipe Cândido | OneFootball

Filipe Cândido was the first coach of Alisson Santos in Portugal and ended up 'introducing' the player who is making waves at Sporting.

Alisson Santos is one of the most talked-about names at Sporting currently and, in fact, he might earn a spot in the starting eleven for the Portuguese Cup. Meanwhile, the player is preparing to seize every minute he can, especially in the clash against Napoli, for the Champions League. Filipe Cândido, the player's first coach in Portugal, believes the Brazilian will be ready.

"He has shown, as just recently against Estoril, that he has that cheekiness to take on opponents or the street football arrogance. It doesn't matter to him who he faces. In fact, Brazilians are all a bit like that. You can see he is gaining confidence and loosening up. If he plays against Napoli, he will do it the same way," he began by saying, in statements to the newspaper A Bola.

Next, the coach, who is currently at Paços de Ferreira, explained how the young Brazilian arrived at Liga 2: "The Alisson was suggested to a UD Leiria administrator by the agent. He was at Figueirense, in series C, on loan from Vitória. From that moment, we started observing him through a specific platform for this purpose and he immediately stood out in some areas, such as goals and assists. I quickly realized he had the conditions to play at Leiria and was within reach financially. We moved on to a more detailed analysis and found that he was powerful, had dribbling ability, and could evade opponents from either side when the defender was facing him."

"I played in the state championship and it allowed me to form a consolidated opinion about the value of players in each division. Regarding Alisson, I spoke with some friends and they all told me he has a good head. Therefore, I gave the go-ahead for the signing," he explained, recalling that when Alisson arrived at Leiria "he immediately showed willingness to learn."

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