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| Monday, 13 February 2012 15:41 |
Sporting: Domingos out, Sa Pinto inLions plunged into turmoil After just under nine months and 35 official matches in charge, Domingos Paciencia has left Sporting, to be replaced by Ricardo Sa Pinto. A club statement to the CMVM confirmed the change on Monday afternoon, stated that Domingos had rescinded his contract, and Sa Pinto had signed one valid until June 2013.
Domingos was appointed following his widely-anticipated departure from Braga, and after a rocky start, appeared to have an expensively-assembled new squad on the right track. However, recent weeks have seen a pronounced slump in form, with the Lions having picked up just two victories from their last ten games. The last week contained an embarassing home defeat at the hands of Gil Vicente, a rousing 3-1 victory at Nacional to secure a spot in this season's Taca de Portugal final, and another listless loss at Maritimo. The players and coaching staff were greeted by disgruntled supporters at Lisbon airport in the early hours of Sunday morning, but President Godinho Lopes dismissed the significance of that when questioned by the media. However, it seems that behind the scenes the Sporting hierarchy was concerned about the club's direction, and they have acted decisively. Domingos leaves having overseen nineteen victories, nine draws and seven defeats.  His replacement, Ricardo Sa Pinto, rejoined the club over the summer after spending time as Pedro Caixinha's assistant at Uniao de Leiria. Sa Pinto, who spent two spells (1994-97 and 2000-06) at the Alvalade during his playing days, was previously the director of football under Jose Eduardo Bettencourt's administration, but departed in early 2010, allegedly after a physical altercation with Liedson and Rui Patricio. He has overseen the club's Under-19 squad since returning, and leaves them having secured top spot in the regional phase of the Juniores A championship. This is his first full head coaching position.Sa Pinto becomes the fifth full-time coach Sporting have had since the departure of Paulo Bento in 2009, following Carlos Carvalhal, Paulo Sergio, Jose Couceiro and Domingos. Ben Shave |
Once again the president and Directors have proved they have no vision about the future about the club.
How could they let a Manager like Domingos Paciencia go! how stupid is that.
I have been a Sporting fun for as long as I can remember and that's a lot more years than I care to mention and It hurts me to say this but Sporting don't deserve a Manager like Domingos Paciencia. I wish Domingos Paciencia all the very best for the future.
SA PINTO is the wrong person to manage Sporting!!!!!
Everyone's saying Domingos to Porto now, a strong possiblity for sure. But another one, that nobody has mentioned...is the seleccao. I am fully behind Bento for the Euros and I think he's done great so far. But we all know how our Federation functions...should we fail in the Euros, Bento could be out of a job this summer...and Domingos would be a strong candidate (as indeed could Villas-Boas if he doesn't survive at Chelsea). This is just speculation of course, and I believe we can do something big at the Euros with Bento in charge...Let's see what happens!
"We are aware that Domingos had contact with Porto officials in the last few weeks and that a potential appointment at the club always interested him.”
"He was no longer focussed on Sporting's interests. After we learned about these contacts with Porto, it caused a huge discomfort and a poor atmosphere at the club,” the source said.
The exact details have not been revealed but it is believed that the Portistas were keen to hire the 43-year-old after Andre Villas-Boas departed for Chelsea last year. However as Paciencia had already committed his future to the Sportinguistas, the deal did not go through.
Although it is uncertain whether he chooses to sign for Porto or not now, Sporting have been outraged by the situation and will not even compensate Paciencia for his dismissal due to his alleged negotiations with their arch-rivals.
Paciencia was the man to get the job done, a consummate professional with a keen footballing mind and a good character for the job, there aren't too many in his mould in Portugal and I guarantee Sa Pinto will make Lopes regret his rash decision. As a Portista i would welcome Paciencia at the dragao, it would be a perfect combination
Now, if Godinho Lopes really cared about Sporting then he would sack himself. I guess we will never know what is really happening behind the scenes at Sporting but it does not look good from an outside perspective. 6 Coaches, currupt elections and corrupt incompetant management. If I was a Sporting supporter then I would not be happy and be demanding answers. One has to ask would this have happened if De Carvalho was president. I think not new face, new ideas, new outlook and without the old corruption. It was clear to me that pacienca was under other pressures at Sporting as he did not display the calmness that he had at Braga and to me showed alot of stress whilst siting on the sidelines
Whilst at Braga, I was certain that Pacienca was being groomed to be the replacement for Vilas-Boas but when he left suddenly to go to Chelsea (usually these decisions are announced at the end of the season) Pinto da costa had no choice but to go with VP because Pacienca had already gone to Sporting and Jardim had gone to Braga (decisions announced at the end of the seasons). I guess that is why Pinto da costa was really angry with Vilas Boas because he left at the time he did and did not give him time to find the right quality replacement.
VP is not bad as a manager but he’s a better coach or assistant. He is only achieving decent results because Porto have such a wonderful squad. Every time Porto play in the champions league they have made at least the second round so finishing 3rd this year was a big shock and the coach really has to take the blame when so much was expected from them.
I think Porto have two options;
1. Wait for Villas Boas to get sacked then hire him (probably very soon as Mourinho will go back to Chelsea sooner rather than later. He really wants to win the league In Spain Real but 100% if he wins the Champions league with real)
or
2. Go with Pacienca when they sack VP (probably when he loses in the Europa league)
I think if Man City cannot win the league this year then they will buy Hulk all in all Porto will be very tough next season
What does everyone else think?
It pains me that a team I support so much would do something as ridiculously short-sighted as this. Did the executives in the front office really think they would instantly be top of the table this season, despite the realities I've (and everyone else here) has mentioned? Did they really think there was someone out there that could do better? Sadly ironic they hired someone named Paciencia, but could not afford him any of it. Let's see how much they have with Sa Pinto. I'm a fan of him as a player, but he's not a proven coach at this level - and I really don't see him succeeding in a situation as difficult as this one.
Better luck next season to sporting and yes i would be shocked if domingos doesnt go porto
What is wrong with Sporting? What changed fromthe decent start and the quality play in Europa. Listless (like Chelsea) is correct.
Hell even some of the guys on this site were talking about a storm about Sporting having a push at the title. This guy needed time to rebuild a team that was in ruins when he joined, now management has ensured that this will continue for sometime and wasted all of their resources in the process.
Half the season passed yet Sporting still can't play fluid attacks.... Their goals are mostly rely on either the sparks of individuals(Capel etc) or thru set pieces....
Imo his major problem is the inability to judge a player's potential/ability.... He constantly searches for 2nd/3rd tier players in transfer market while overlooking the talents already in the squad. Can you imagine anyone else would put Carrico, one of the most promising central defenders in the league on bench all the time, while have endless faith in flukes like Oneyew and Carillo.....He doesn't have any long term plans in mind. When the squad is facing difficulty, his solution is buy more players.
Prior to this season. sporting already has a decent young squad that's still improving...He could've used the money wasted on a few real talents that can actually bring differences to the team. But instead, he bought so many players and most of them are not slightly better(if not worse) than the players Sporting already had...Now that the financial damage is permanently done, I doubt sporting really has any money to spent on(heard they borrowed a lot to spend on transfers)...A golden opportunity is wasted to shorten their gaps between Porto and Benfica.
Sa Pinto's tenure at Sporting's U19 side is excellent....Hopefully he can turn the team around, and if possible, give chances to several from the academy...That U19 team must be one of the most talented groups of young players Portugal has got in recent years...I'm actually glad cause they will not have a single change at 1st team football if Domingos is still there(Joao Carlos alrady went to Liverpool)
Sporting's 'project' has involved a complete overhaul of the squad, and it was always going to be a transitional season for them. But patience has never been a word understood in the Sporting boardroom.
Many years ago I seem to remember Sporting sacking Bobby Robson after a poor result in the UEFA Cup in Salzburg, despite being top of the league. Porto snapped him up and the rest was history.
PDC knows a good coach when he sees one. I expect to see him at Porto one day, but how soon, is anyones guess. It could be months or years but I expect to see him at FCP again one day.
As for Sa Pinto, I think he suits Sporting well. A man who disgraced his country by punching Artur Jorge in the face, and then another physical confrontation with Liedson more recently. What a classy guy. And Sporting welcomed him back with open arms. I think the two are a perfect match. A joke manager for a rapidly becoming joke club!
This musical chairs of coaches is a perfect recipe for the continuing disaster of SCP's last few seasons.
Massive mistake on the part of a front office which has gained no trust from this fan over the past decade.
He is a good coach, and whatever team picks him up will be lucky to have him. Hopefully they will give him the chance the Sporting never did.
Forca Sporting
Since start of the new yr they have fallen off a cliff; results havent been there Domingos himself had been more tense in his interview with media. A shame really such a good coach. Well Im sure Sporting;s loss will be Portos gain.
I expect Domingos to be replacing VP and Im sure Poristas would welcome him with open arms so best of luck to him with Porto next season. As for Sporting who knows when this on going nightmare of yr after yr disappointment will end