Lisbon, Nov 11 (IANS) Sporting CP has appointed Joao Pereira as the first team’s head coach after Ruben Amorim ended his tenure short to join Manchester United, a move that materialised on Monday.
The 40-year old retired from his playing days in 2021 and has been working with Sporting, coaching the side’s B team.
Pereira certainly finds himself in an unusual situation as Sporting is currently sitting in first place in Liga Portugal that too having maintained a 100% winning streak.
In usual situations, a manager change in the middle of the season would see a new head coach come in hopes of salvaging the team and rescuing the season but Pereira’s appointment comes with expectations as nothing less than a league title in the ongoing season could be considered a failure given the team’s amazing start to the season.
After joining Sporting in 2020, Amorim ended the team’s 11-year drought and won the league in the 2020/21 season. He followed it with a second title in the 2023/24 season. The Portuguese head coach’s first game in charge of Man United will be against Ipswich Town after the November international break.
After his final game in charge of Sporting on Sunday, 4-2 win over Braga, Amorim took the time to reflect on his journey at Sporting and apologised for leaving in such circumstances.
“It’s hard to sum it up. It was an incredible adventure. I went through a very difficult situation when we arrived, but it was very special. It’s very difficult to recreate what we had here. What I can say to Sporting fans is ‘thank you’. I did what I could, I made some mistakes and was stubborn, but I always thought about the team.
It always came first and, apart from the mistake at the end of last season, this was the time I thought about myself more than the team, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to do this. Thank you, sorry for this decision halfway through, but I felt that this was my time,” said Amorim in his final post-game press conference.
–IANS
aaa/
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
