Sérgio Comceição assumed responsibility for the defeat against Santa Clara and the strategy defined for the starting eleven, in which he promoted ten (!) changes compared to the victory in Tondela.
The coach did not want, as required, to point out the names of the players who were clearly under-performing, especially in the first half, but the substitutions made at half-time allay all doubts. If the departure of Bruno Costa can be understood as a mere tactical option, since Sérgio Oliveira provides a more dynamic football in supporting the attack, the departures of Corona and Pepê can be clearly understood as a punishment for the players.
In the case of the Mexican, the exhibitional irregularity manifested in every opportunity he has is starting to be distressing. Sérgio Conceição has already come to the terreiro to explain that the fact that the player has not enjoyed a long period of vacation is having a clear impact on the winger’s performances, who also seems to have been quite affected by his transfer to Sevilla or to Milan have fallen to the ground in the face of the demands shown by FC Porto’s SAD. Corona’s magic takes a long time to appear, showing signs of being oblivious to the game, almost showing no commitment to the collective. His performance in the Azores was extremely poor and at this point he is a clear shadow of the best player in the league in the 2020/2021 season, in which he helped FC Porto to gain direct access to the Champions League.
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