Spanish side Sporting CP appear to have found an answer to the loss of Victor Choqueres as their new striker set another remarkable goalscoring record.
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when arsenal sign Victor Jockles from Sports CP In the summer, they brought in a striker who had scored 97 goals and provided 28 assists in 102 games.
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Replacing this level of output looks to be a major challenge.
However, Sporting CP seemed to have the answer on their first try Luis Suarez (not the former liverpool forward).
Joining his 10th professional team, Suarez has scored 31 goals and provided six assists in 40 games, marking an impressive return for the Colombian since joining the club. Almeria last summer. The Portuguese club signed Suarez for €22.95 million, roughly a third of what they paid for Choques from Arsenal.
The 28-year-old believes his strong start to life in Lisbon was built on a quick rapprochement with his team-mates. “I think adapting quickly to the team and teammates and harmonizing with them is one of the keys,” he told us sports tv. “But at the end of the day it’s my job, they trust me and I think I’m paying it back in the form of goals and a lot of work every game.”
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Suarez is now preparing to try and help Sporting Lisbon pull off a stunning comeback in the league. Champions Leagueside trailing Bodo/Glint The first leg of the round of 16 ended in a 3-0 draw.
The striker has spoken about the scale of the challenge and the team’s belief ahead of the second leg. “Yes, it will be very complicated, but we believe it will be a 90-minute game at our home ground and we have become very strong and we will be successful.
“We believe we will achieve a positive result and that we will advance to the next round.
“Yes, until the end! I think the last month was a stage where we showed on the pitch that we believed until the end and showed that we fought until the end and we can do that now as well.”
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Suarez also pointed to the club’s past as a source of inspiration for the tasks ahead. “Yes, of course, everything this club has done in the past has been inspirational. In Norway they have made themselves strong with the support of their fans and now we will have our support in our stadium and we know that very well. Above all we want to create a magical night that everyone will remember.”
He also called on fans to pack stadiums for the decisive game. “It is important to have the whole stadium full of energy. We know that with you we will be stronger and we believe that until the end, there are still 90 minutes, or let’s say 120 minutes, in our house, so we will fight until the end!”
The winner of this match will face arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen in the next round.
Meanwhile, Gio Cres continued his strong campaign in north London, winning against evertonand Hugo Ekitic of liverpool Although the two strikers were clearly portrayed differently in the media, the number of minutes played was almost identical.
