Varandas claims Amorim is a “perfect part” of the Sporting project.

Sporting president Frederico Varandas this Friday praised coach Ruben Amorim, whom he considers the “ideal figure” of the Lions’ football project, on the day the director celebrates his fifth anniversary at the helm of the club.

Even though Varandas believed that the path the club had taken throughout his presidency “went well beyond the coach”, he acknowledged the importance of the coach in his vision for the club.

“We believe that Ruben Amorim is the ideal figure, the key to our sports project. Obviously, the project goes far beyond the coach, we are talking about the market window, in addition to the need to sell players, there are investments. “It’s fair to say that Sporting have changed their policy and are correcting past mistakes. I know that often only the last image remains, but I disagree. What has changed, yes, is our ability to invest,” he explained in an interview with The Summit. Football Thinking.

On September 8, 2018, elections took place in which Frederico Varandas was elected president of the Greens and Whites for the first time, a path that, five years later, he himself believes has made the emblem “stronger and more prepared.” .

“These were very positive years, with sporting success, the first title in 19 years. Today Sporting is more like a club, it is stronger and more prepared than when it was champion, it continues to grow to the point of balance between financial aspect and sporting success. They are inseparable. There is no sustainable financial balance unless we achieve athletic success. And if we have sporting success without financial balance, then it is a matter of time before it becomes a failure. The difference is managing the dichotomy between being president and being a fan. We are passionate about the club and we know what it takes for your club to sell one of their favorite players, but we have been very clear and transparent from the start,” he reflected.

According to the president, Sporting are now more capable of competing with the two remaining “big clubs”, Benfica and Porto, which he says is in contrast to the times in which he grew up, which makes the work carried out by the board directors and partners, improve the “decent” conditions at the club and considers the “stability” he brought to the club fundamental.

“Five years ago I couldn’t say this, but today I can. Sporting are fighting to finish in the top two, win all the national titles and repeat the last two excellent European seasons we have had. I grew up in difficult decades, when Sporting won sporadically and fought for the title sporadically. In 2021 we were champions, in 2022 we almost became champions, and last year not everything worked out inside the tournament, but we had a great European season. We will definitely fight for everyone. national titles,” he said.

Frederico Varandas also spoke about the process of centralizing audiovisual rights by First League clubs, recalling that Sporting already enjoyed support before its introduction, but stressed that the Lions should not suffer.

Sporting was already in favor of centralization even before it became a reality and was imposed by the government. We without a doubt believe that this is a fundamental step towards assessing and improving the competitiveness of the league. As the president of Sporting, I am calm. since I am guaranteed to leave, it is important that no club loses what it has, so Sporting supports it, interested in not losing what has been acquired to date. If we compete in a stronger league, we will be stronger,” he concluded.