THE The current moment for Alvalade is not the most peaceful one for Rui Borges and his technical team. After another defeat this Sunday, against Académico de Viseu, at home, the future of the Sporting coach is beginning to be questioned by the fans and there is a decision that has to be taken by president Frederico Varandas.
Placed under pressure by the stands at the Alvalade Stadium, who even showed white handkerchiefs during and after the ninth round of the I League, the lions’ top leader will have all his chances on the table.
In an exclusive conversation with the Sport at the MinuteDias Ferreira – former director and candidate for president of Sporting – commented on Rui Borges’s continuation in the position and argued that there are conditions for him to remain as coach.
The Sporting fan also said that Frederico Varandas must defend and manage bad results in the same way he did when the coach was… Ruben Amorim.
“In my opinion, it is capable of continuing. And the same coach who was once championwhich did what he did last year in the Champions League. That this year he has also played two games in the Champions League that were successful. Therefore, I I can’t blame it all on youwhy, if the coach is good for some things, he is also good for others. But the The problem is certainly not just him“, began by saying the former candidate for president of the Alvalade club.
“When I was inside, I knew what it was like and whether it was or wasn’t. Now, as I’m outside, there’s a lot that I don’t know. And the information I have, for me, is trustworthy and reliable, so I think This is all something very constructed to bring down Rui Borges“, he continued.
“I think they want to reach higher. This is enough to see certain programswhich I must say that me disgustingwhich is the expression I have. But I watch to know what I’m seeing and try to reach other situations. That’s why, I understand a lot of things, where are we trying to get to?“, said the former leader.
The truth is that the former candidate for president of the club does not appreciate the media ‘campaign’ against Rui Borges, which he calls ‘Tiro ao Borges’.
“This new modality created by some media, which is the ‘Tiro ao Borges’, aims to reach higher than Rui Borges. Because there are people who, when Sporting started to make all this progress, there are targets to hit… Therefore, This is part of a joint maneuver between several parties. Those who in the media sell themselves for a plate of lentils… But that’s what we have”, said Dias Ferreira.
Regarding how president Frederico Varandas should manage the situation from now on, the former leader admits that trust must be given, as was done with Ruben Amorim, even if bad results continue to appear in the next games.
“You must manage it as you have managed other occasions. And how he managed the bad results and bad classifications also during Ruben Amorim’s time. Only the Ruben Amorim was a coach who had good press, people liked him a lot, they were always praising him and I would say, Now, they don’t like Rui Borges. It seems that they don’t really like popularity and humility, only when it suits them.. Now, as it is not appropriate, it suits others that it should be this way”, defended the former Leo leader.
“There is truly no blame here. Things are not going well. I I don’t want to be here talking about arbitrations now, because that is ancient thievery. It’s not from now. Sporting, in these championships that he won, he had to play much more than the others to overcome these arbitrations. There were also robberies at that time,” he said.
Regarding arbitrations, in addition to evaluating them as “theft” in Portugal, he admits that he cannot understand how the play between Ewerton and Maxi Araújo, in the Académico de Viseu penalty area, does not end with a penalty confirmed by the VAR.
“When an individual enters with his foot on the opponent’s chest, I stop cowering and it’s not a penalty because he reached the ball first… Well, it’s definitely here, a player who puts his foot forward towards the opponent’s chest has to reach the ball first. This is obvious,” he said.
“AND the referee, who was there two meters from the shot, saw it, pointed to the penalty mark and then on the VAR monitor reversed it, just because he got to the ball first? If I saw any player coming straight at me like that, I would also cringe.. I apologize for the expression, but All this theft that goes on in arbitration makes me sick“, concluded Dias Ferreira.
