Pedro Geada gutted over possible Sporting star exit | OneFootball

Sporting faces Nacional this Saturday, August 23rd, at the Estádio da Madeira, in the third round of the Liga Portugal. In this Exclusive Leonino, Pedro Geada, former director of our Journal, previewed the match against the Madeirans, not forgetting the situation of Conrad Harder, who is almost out of Sporting, lamenting that the striker might indeed leave Alvalade.

“Personally, I would regret it if Harder leaves for one reason. He is one of the most physical strikers we have, stronger and with a different profile, at least from what we could see from Suárez. In fact, I remember the goal that perhaps Gyokeres wouldn't have scored, the 2-1 in the Super Cup final, a header, with power, so I would regret it if Harder leaves, precisely because he has a more physical, stronger striker profile, who can wear down defenses and is often needed in Portuguese league games, especially in those winter matches,” he began by saying.

He then considered that it is important for Sporting to have a player in the squad with the Nordic's characteristics: “From the game I had the opportunity to see at Alvalade last weekend, we are already in a more classic format, 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1. With the lack of routine still, more than pointing to a specific name to possibly replace Harder, it is necessary to have a player with Harder's physical, combative, and aerial game profile. I feel that this is still needed.”

Regarding Rui Borges' team meeting Nacional, the Lions' fan has only one goal in mind: to win: “Obviously, the expectation is to win, whether in the first minute, the last minute, with a one-goal difference, half a goal difference if necessary, the important thing is to win. There is a window of opportunity here: Porto has its weaknesses, it has moved from a historic cycle of a 40-year leadership of Pinto da Costa, and our rival Benfica is going through a turbulent period of electoral campaigning.”

Finally, Pedro Geada reinforced the opportunity for the Alvalade Club to take advantage of possible weaknesses of their direct opponents to secure a comfortable advantage at the start of the championship: “It is a window of opportunity for Sporting to start this championship only with victories. If they can distance themselves and gain a lead over their rivals, this can be decisive for winning a three-peat championship. The expectation, especially for me, is to win no matter what. This can be the difference between gaining the advantage from the start, causing shockwaves among our rivals that could be decisive. The important thing tomorrow is not to overthink, to mark that territory and gain that advantage which can be crucial,” he concludes.

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