Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

But soon after, Sário publicly stated: "Mr. Trigár was my teacher during my time in the youth team, and his becoming the head coach of the club's first team is the result that we all longed for."

"I'm the first to wholeheartedly agree!"

"I am willing to support Mr. Triguera as his coach of Sporting Lisbon indefinitely, even as his assistant coach!"

This display of teacher-student affection was truly a sight to behold.

Despite possessing greater strength, he was willing to submit to others simply because they had once been his mentor.

How many years has this respect for teachers and elders, and care for the young, disappeared in Europe?

This is a shining example of humanity!

"A Beacon of Humanity in Europe—Maxa!"

Top coaches, whether they are head coaches or not, can bring a positive impact to their teams!

Who the head coach is doesn't matter, what matters is that Maksa is still here!

"Maxa gave Triguera a wonderful gift – Quaresma expressed his willingness to stay!"

Quaresma: Triguera and Maximo Maksa are both my mentors, helping me grow at different stages. I'm happy to continue working with them! I don't necessarily have to go to Barcelona; I hope more teams will see my talent in the future!

Honestly, the fans are basically satisfied if Quaresma stays with the team.

Although the club said it would invest 10 million euros during the transfer window.

But Quaresma's value is about that; if he doesn't leave, it's like the club will lose 10 million euros.

The transfer window has now closed, and Sporting Lisbon fans are quite satisfied.

however……

Trigra, however, did not think so.

He had previously discussed the ceiling of a team with Duncan regarding the structure of Moreirense.

Sporting Lisbon's structure is at the level of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth-ranked teams in the Portuguese league.

Even with big-money signings and bringing in famous stars like Schmeichel, it's impossible to make the team better.

To achieve better results, we must overturn everything!

then……

Sporting Lisbon sells Abdoulira for €2.5 million; why is Triguera selling such a valuable asset at a bargain price? After two years of development, Abdoulira's value is likely to double!

What is Triguera's intention in selling key defensive midfielder Delphine for €1.5 million?

"Selling George for €3 million! He's one of the best left-backs in Sporting Lisbon's history! How dare Triguera!"

"Sold three players in a package for one million euros, fans feel cheated; is Sporting Lisbon not planning to spend money on new signings this summer?"

Triguera officially announced: "For the new season, we will build a completely new framework with young players such as Quaresma, Viana, Duncan, and Ronaldo as the mainstay! Sporting Lisbon needs a youth storm! Only in this way can we break Porto and Benfica's monopoly on the Portuguese league!"

"Maxsa: No pain, no gain. To achieve better results, we must endure this kind of growing pain. I believe Mr. Triguera will bring strong reinforcements to the team!"

Bora newspaper: Triguera's idea is good, but he overlooked the fact that the Portuguese league is only a second-tier league. Even if he had the money, he couldn't buy star players, especially since Sporting Lisbon isn't exactly wealthy!

Sporting Lisbon's decision to sell off some of its players has sparked discussion in the Portuguese league.

Looking at Sporting Lisbon's player match schedule last season, it's not hard to see that their squad is seriously aging.

There are eight players who have made more than thirty appearances, six of whom are over thirty years old.

The majority of the other main substitutes are over 26 years old.

This is Sporting Lisbon's predicament.

Without these players, the team's performance will only be worse.

To find players with a higher and more consistent level of performance than these, you would have to spend a lot of money to buy them.

A player of that caliber would be considered a star, no matter the age.

Porto is the most willing to spend money among the three giants of the Portuguese league, which is why they previously achieved a three-peat in the league.

Other teams will have to spend more money to surpass them.

And this isn't something that can be achieved simply by having money.

As reported by Bora, leagues like the Portuguese Primeira Liga and the Dutch Eredivisie, which are known for their exploitative practices, are attractive enough to young players, but have little value for older players.

If given a choice, no one would choose the Portuguese league, unless they were originally Portuguese and would want to return to their roots.

Even the Record newspaper, which is traditionally aligned with the Triglav faction, started a column discussing how Triglav's actions this summer were unwise.

In this column, Jiang Yunzhu analyzed Triguera's biggest challenge: "A youth storm is not an unattainable fantasy, especially after Sporting Lisbon retained Quaresma, Viana regained his form, and recalled Duncan and Ronaldo."

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Jiang Yunzhu: "But the youth storm has a prerequisite, which is to give fans hope, and at the same time, there must be a group of experienced veterans to lead the young players and teach them things that can only be accumulated over time."

"To resolve the issue of fan trust, we need to make some high-profile signings."

"To solve the latter problem, we need to bring in some experienced veterans. Currently, the only player in the team who meets these criteria is Schmeichel, but Schmeichel was a signing last season, and..."

"Schmeichel, who suffered a setback at the European Championship, is already considering retirement. One of Triguera's important tasks is to retain Schmeichel, otherwise his situation will become even more difficult!"

"Triguera's move was very aggressive, almost like cutting through a mess quickly. He was certainly doing it for Sporting Lisbon's benefit, but such an overly aggressive approach is hard to understand and support."

"If he can't solve these problems, he's very likely to be sacked before the new season even starts. After all, everyone knows that Maxição is fully capable of leading Sporting Lisbon to glory."

Sporting Lisbon's problems are a complete mess.

But Triguera acted methodically, signing João Pinto, a member of Portugal's golden generation and a veteran, from Benfica for 2.4 million euros.

Fans could see that Triguera hoped Pinto could use his experience to help the team, but Pinto alone was far from enough.

Soon after, Triguera brought in another fringe player from Portugal's golden generation, Paulo Bento, from Real Oviedo in the Spanish Second Division through a player swap.

Yes, it's Paulo Bento, the one who snatched a red card from the referee during the European Championship and was heavily punished; he will become the head coach of the South Korean national team in the future.

"Is Triguera trying to assemble Portugal's golden generation? If he can do that, the fans should be satisfied."

"First of all, Figo is out of the question. Even if Sporting Lisbon could afford 60 million euros, Figo wouldn't come back."

"Ruyin Costa has no chance either. He wants to come back, but the fans don't want him to humiliate himself like this."

"Conceição won't be coming back either."

After some analysis, fans realized that only these two players from the golden generation are likely to join Sporting Lisbon.

You think you can fool us with just two puzzle pieces?

No way!

Impatient Sporting Lisbon fans, rallied by former executives, launched an attack on Triguera.

However, what people didn't notice was that Maxière, who was considered Trigár's successor, was not in Portugal during this period.

……

The Duke's Hotel, Buckinghamshire, England.

Maxa took a deep breath to calm his agitated emotions as he stepped into the doorway.

He never imagined that one day he would be able to share his opinions on the future of various teams next season under the same roof as players such as Zidane, Figo, Beckham, Matthäus, Deschamps, and Guardiola.

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.