Robin Amorim: “Everything matters, the leadership, the idea of ​​the game and the technical team telling us the facts. Sometimes it’s expensive, but it’s very important. Then luck of course”

The repetition of this event is pertinent and must be contextualised: for a year and a half since Robin Amorim has given nearly zero interviews, he has never sat down with a journalist since becoming Sporting coach and the only time something similar has happened to him. The interview we saw was exactly when the team won their first League Cup with him.

A year earlier, Sporting won the competition and Robin Amorim climbed into the studio built by SportTV in a box in Estádio Magalhães Pessoa, in Leiria. Tradition or not, he repeated the feat on Saturday, after another final victory in the competition, he actually turned off the lights that lit up the lawn and stands without any leftovers.

Here is Ruben Amorim, Sporting’s head coach who has only spoken for a year and a half when officially bound and in the remnants of his fourth title win at the club, has set an example and fills the room of the TV channel calling for him with all the people he has on the technical team. As he says, it takes Gonzalo (Alvaro), Emmanuel (Ferro), Adelio (Candedo), Thiago (Ferreira), Carlos Fernandez, and Paulo Barrera, “Then we have [Jorge] Vital,” as well as the Probation Office, “are special people” to him as he lists them and describes them one by one, before speaking for himself or answering any questions.

When this phase begins, Rúben Amorim is a permanent speaker with clarity and interface. He just won and when you win it’s easy to say, he pointed out, but during that open conversation the Sporting coach was not shy about any topic and spoke about everything that was asked of him. Here are some of the points he talked about:

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“He’s not just a star, it’s everyone’s work here and I’ve always had good players since I started my career. Today, the way we looked at the match, the identity of the team was well marked. We don’t control the results, but the way we play and we believe in each other.” continue”

“We don’t know tomorrow, football changes a lot and we have testing now at this point. We really love being at Sporting and the project, we know the environment around Sporting is fragile, we don’t take anything for granted, but our idea is very clear and it doesn’t change, we know the environment is It has a lot to do with the players and how we approach everyday life. That’s why these days are so important and it gives us the freedom to think about the next title.”

Was physical fitness so important at this point?

“I think it’s a mental issue. We had time to train and when we don’t, the little details come out. In this aspect we have a big advantage for Benfica, they really do it with their eyes closed and when we feel comfortable in the game the physical part is not so noticeable. When we have three Days between matches, the mental part is more difficult, because it is very difficult to maintain focus in each match. I notice this in players like [Gonçalo] Ignatius. It’s something players are used to. I noticed we lowered the intensity a bit in one game and got penalized, we actually played a lot worse than we played with Santa Clara and SC Braga and we won, but when I said that sometimes we had the little star, now we are not so lucky and the players have to understand who They are more cooperative at the moment.”

What is essential in a coach?

“A little bit of everything. It’s important for us to know the game and even if the players sometimes feel like they don’t agree with the idea, if we’re very assertive, they follow through. As long as we’re confident about it, and if it succeeds on the field, it gives us strength. Leadership helps too. Having a smart technical team is very important, and they can be my eyes in the places where I am not. It is important to have good players. The system is irrelevant. If we look at the match with Santa Clara, how many times did Nuno Santos fall to the line Defense?Play almost like a midfielder.

We’ll do this evolution, I’ve always said I needed time. We’re sorry in Europe, to be in control you probably need another guy to press up front, but we’ve taken a lot of action in the back – defending by four or five, we use the same measures, but the distances [a cobrir] Bigger and that’s what you need to be a coach. We’ve tried to adapt these details to the characteristics of the players, a center like Mateus Reis is quicker to get to the line than Fadhal and we’re working on these things.

Everything is important, the leadership, the idea of ​​the game and the technical team tell us the facts. Sometimes it is expensive, but it is very important. Then luck, of course.”

Is Robin Amorim an example of communication?

“Obviously the results help with that. I could have had the same kind of work and communication and understand things differently. I’m sure I could do the same words, but if it didn’t work people wouldn’t understand it the same way. I think a huge advantage for us is That we realize it, and we have no illusions. I set a lot of bad examples, I’ve said it before, and I think I’ve improved a lot this year off the bench. I have a lot to grow. I’m happy to set an example, but I don’t have those many years of career, I follow The example of others.The way we planned last season, Mourinho did something like this, we try to copy what we can and follow it day in and day out, knowing that the results dictate everything.

The team felt two defeats because the atmosphere is different. Because everything changes, the pitch is different and everything changes whether the ball gets in or not. Having this idea helps us a lot.”

Will it change with defeats?

“People would understand things otherwise, I would be angrier. With SC Braga, it’s very clear that I’m backing down and I want to get out of there quickly, it seems like something I really enjoy, but I don’t. If I lose, I won’t express myself fluently. I won’t I win, people will say I communicate another way, I won’t think about it, but I will definitely change a little, otherwise we won’t be able to compete. It’s a myth people have to forget. When coaches don’t lose they get upset and when they win it’s much easier, they speak in a friendly and smooth way. With all the journalists. I’m making an effort to maintain these. I think the coach’s image is that of the club and I’m also trying to follow the values ​​of Sporting.”