President and players of Sporting have crossed strong reproaches
In Portugal they said that Coentrao would be returned "immediately" to Madrid
The coach of Sporting Portugal, Jorge Jesus, denied on Saturday that the players of his squad have been suspended, as promised by club president Bruno de Carvalho, and said that Fabio Coentrao will play the next light match if he is fit. physical
"There was no note of suspension," said the technician at a press conference, who said he has carte blanche de De Carvalho to summon anyone who wishes for the meeting on Sunday between Sporting and Paços Ferreira.
Jorge Jesus appeared in Alvalde three hours later than originally planned, as he explained, for a last-minute meeting held at the stadium with the President of Sporting and the players, who have come across strong criticisms since Friday.
In that meeting, about which he did not want to offer details, De Carvalho gave him "freedom to summon the players" he wanted, "as usual". The technician added that he would summon those "that are available in physical terms". When asked about the psychic situation of the team, the coach said that "they have to be at the best level in the situation" of tension experienced by the whole Lisbon team.
De Carvalho "fed up with spoiled children"
The controversy arose this Friday, when at least 18 players published in their social networks a statement in which they showed their "displeasure" by the criticism of Bruno de Carvalho just after the Europa League match against Atletico Madrid last Thursday.
At the end of the match, in which the lions lost 2-0 , the president of Sporting said that his players made "gross errors" and were distracted , something that has deeply annoyed the dressing room.
Bruno de Carvalho reacted with a message on Facebook in which he said that the signatories "are immediately suspended, having to face the discipline of the club," and warned that he is "fed up with the attitudes of spoiled children, who do not respect anything or anyone , as for example to the fans ".
"These spoiled children believe they are going far, but this time my patience has run out for those who believe that they are above the club and for any criticism," says Sporting's president.
Coentrao, with physical discomfort
The leader's anger was such that the Portuguese sports newspaper A bola said that Fabio Coentrao, loaned by Real Madrid, had been ordered to return "immediately" to the Merengue club for having shared the statement, something that Jorge Jesus has denied.
In this regard, he explained that the player showed physical discomfort during the break against Atlético de Madrid and that he is now undergoing a new evaluation by the Sporting medical team . "If he's in physical condition, he'll go to the game" on Sunday.
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