Rui Borges: Sporting signing not ready for selection | OneFootball

The integration of Souleymane Faye into Sporting's main team requires a lot of caution. According to our newspaper, in an Exclusive Leonino, Rui Borges believes that the Senegalese winger made too big of a leap too suddenly. The coach considers that the player is still not quite ready to be a regular option during this complex sporting phase.

The player arrived at Alvalade in the last transfer window, just like Luís Guilherme. However, since his arrival, the former Granada player has yet to fully convince the coaching staff of the lions. The few minutes on the field have shown some gaps in his quick adaptation to the demanding pace of the green and white formation.

Due to numerous absences in the squad and facing a very tight schedule, there was a need to seek various urgent solutions, which led to Faye being 'thrown to the lions' as soon as he arrived, from the perspective of the lions' structure.

Although he is not yet perfectly integrated into Sporting's tactical dynamics, there is internal confidence. Rui Borges sees the winger as a valid future solution, as he himself had already indicated. The immediate goal is to ensure enough time to iron out the rough edges, keeping him away from the strong media pressure in decisive games.

In the current season, Souleymane Faye — valued at 1.5 million euros — has 26 official matches: 19 in La Liga 2 and two in the Copa del Rey (Granada), four in Liga Portugal Betclic, and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 1,746 minutes he was on the field, the player recorded two goals and six assists for his former club, having assisted his teammates only once at Alvalade.

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