“Guardiola? My reality passes through the white handkerchiefs of my fans”

The coach of Sports of Portugal, Ruben Amorimreacted to his colleague’s praise from Manchester City, Pep Guardiolaand said that, although “it’s always good to hear them”, he focused on their “truth” to the Portuguese team.

In the press conference before the match this league against Estoril, Amorim was asked about the review he received from Guardiolawho declared that he was “one of the best coaches today”.

“It’s always good to hear praise, but my reality is the white handkerchiefs from my fans last week and a season that was below expectations,” said the Sporting coach.

“Results are what matter”

Despite the comment, Amorim he assures that he has no “illusions”, because “results are what matters, people are focused on the game”. The Portuguese coach also confirmed that he already has “some contacts” with English clubs, but that he is “very happy at Sporting”.

“I’m not looking for anything, what I want is not to disappoint the fans and to improve our relationship with Sporting,” he stressed.

He Sports It is having an irregular season and, despite starting as one of the favorites for the title, it is in fourth position in the League. However, they have just qualified for the Europa League round of 16, where they will face each other Arsenal of Mikel Arteta.

The praise of Guardiola they came after the tie of City of Manchester against him RB Leipzig (1-1) in the round of 16 of the Champions League, when the Spanish coach recalled the 5-0 defeat against Sports of Amorim in 2022, also in the round of 16 of this competition.

Due to criticisms against him for the tie, Guardiola He mentioned how the press didn’t appreciate the win and his work because it was against him. Sports. “Do you know what they wrote at the time? ‘How bad this Sporting is. How can a team like this compete with Manchester City?’ They came from winning the Portuguese League. And they have, in my opinion, one of the best coaches today,” he said.