Pedro Geada gutted over possible Sporting star exit | OneFootball

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

“Personally, I'm sorry if Harder leaves for one reason. He's one of the more physical, stronger strikers we have, with a different profile, at least from what I've seen of Suarez. In fact, I remember the goal that perhaps Gyokeres wouldn't have scored, in the 2-1 of the Supercup final, with a header, with force, so I'm sorry if Harder leaves, precisely because he has a more physical, stronger striker profile, that can wear down defenses and that often in Portuguese championship games, especially in those winter games, is missed,” he began.

Next, he considered it important for Sporting to have a player in the squad with the characteristics of the Nordic: “From the game I had the opportunity to see in Alvalade last weekend, we are already in a more 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1 format, so already in a more classic model. With the lack of routine still, more than pointing a concrete name to possibly replace Harder, it is necessary to have a player with the physical profile, of combat and aerial game of Harder. I feel that this continues to be missed”.

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

Finally, Pedro Geada reinforced the opportunity for the Alvalade Club to take advantage of possible weaknesses of its direct opponents to ensure a comfortable lead at the beginning of the championship: “It's a window of opportunity for Sporting to start this championship only with victories. If it can distance itself and gain a cushion against its rivals, this can be decisive for the conquest of a three-peat. The expectation above all, for me, is to win no matter what. This can be the difference between gaining the advantage from the beginning, causing shock waves in our rivals that could be decisive. The important thing tomorrow is not to invent too much, to mark that territory and gain that advantage that can be fundamental”, he concludes.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.