Sporting coach Rúben Amorim advised on Monday everyone, including football players, to be guided by a psychologist, who “is like a physiotherapist”, according to the coach of the Alvalade club.
“Everyone should be using it, especially in today’s world where we have a lot of challenges in all aspects. And the players, with the exposure they have, with social networks, I think it’s important that all players have that support “, the coach said at a press conference in Alcochete.
Faced with the news that Paulinho had resorted to psychological support to overcome some bad moments at the club, Amorim did not reveal whether the striker “did it or not” because “it’s something special for him”, but stressed that “if he did, he did very well”.
“All players must have this monitoring. Because it is more of a monitoring in a profession that is demanding and in addition to the player, there is the player’s life. And as we have seen, very related to this World Cup [do Qatar]“The mental part is very important,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, he also revealed that he also resorted to this kind of help early in his coaching career and emphasized the importance of hiring duly qualified professionals to perform these functions.
“I would tell all my players to seek this support from qualified people. Nowadays it’s all a bit ‘coach’ [aconselhador]”I’m talking about psychologists, people who have studied for years and really understand the profession,” he emphasized.
The coach discussed the importance of psychological monitoring for players during the press conference ahead of meeting Marítimo, of the third round of the Football League Cup, which starts at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, at Estádio José Alvalade.
Amorim assumes the goal is to beat Marítimo in the League Cup to gain confidence
Sporting’s coach, Rúben Amorim, this Monday set the target of beating Marítimo on Tuesday, to gain confidence, despite qualification for the quarter-finals of the League Cup being practically guaranteed.
The Lions lead Group B, with six points, three more than Rio Ave and Farense, who meet in the final round, and are nine goals ahead of the Vila-Condenses and twelve over the Algarve in the difference in goals scored and suffered, first tiebreaker.
“We want to score nine points, because the League Cup ranking is not important at the moment. What we want is to keep winning games, win fifth in a row and not conced any goals. It is important for our team to have that feeling, ‘Cause we give you confidence for what’s to come”stressed the technician at a press conference in Alcochete.
According to the coach, successive victories help to “create a moment that helps in certain difficult moments” and are an obligation of a club with Sporting status.
“We are a big club and we have to have this winning streak. Five wins in a row is not something special either. What we have to do is win, play well and prepare not only the present, but also the future of Sporting”defined Amorim.
In that sense, it revealed Mateus Fernandes starts tomorrow [terça-feira]because he worked for it” and he took the opportunity, “in the same way” as when he introduced Dário Essugo, “to speak to Sporting’s youngsters, who have to fight hard” to reach the first team.
“Nothing is guaranteed here and you have to be aware that you have to work hard to join our team. Mateus Fernandes did that, he’s going to participate and he’s going to have to match on the pitch”warned.
It is therefore an opportunity for the young man, only 18 years old, to show ‘service’ to the coach, not least because “Morita came back injured” from the World Cup in Qatar and the coach did not want to deadline for his recovery, as well as other “victims” in the squad.
“I don’t know how long Morita will be out. We’ll see, day by day, match by match, we will make the assessment. What we have to do is prepare for any eventuality and that’s why Mateus Fernandes is playing”said the coach.
Then, specifically asked about centre-back St. Juste, for whom he has no “specific date for his return”, Amorim reiterated his full confidence in the Dutchman’s recovery, as well as “in the performance department”, guaranteeing that he has “no ghosts had in relation to the injuries of the players.
“St. Juste will have a phase where he will not have problems, he will have others, like all players, where he will have problems starting, to start many matches. He did not do pre-season “He is a stopped for years and as of now it takes a while to recover. I am sure that at Sporting we will find the right balance for all players.”he concluded.
Sporting will receive Marítimo on Tuesday, on the third and final match day of the League Cup group stage, with the start scheduled at 8:45 p.m., at Estádio José Alvalade, in Lisbon, with referee André Narciso (AF Setúbal).
Rúben Amorim’s team are almost guaranteed qualification, but are aiming for five consecutive victories for the first time in the 2022/23 season, in which they have a championship below expectations.
In the I Liga, which will resume at the end of this month, the “lions” remain in fourth place, behind Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting de Braga, 12 points behind the club, which leads the standings with 37 points .
Source: DN
