Jorge Jesus names squad for first of double header against Chaves

Jorge Jesus has names his squad for Liga NOS matchday 17, kicking-off at 18h15 on Saturday the 14th of January.

Squad list in full:

1 - Rui Patrício
3 - Markovic
4 - Jefferson
7 - Joel Campbell
8 - Petrovic
10 - Bryan Ruiz
11 - Bruno César
13 - Sebastian Coates
14 - William Carvalho
15 - Paulo Oliveira
16 - André Felipe
19 - Douglas Teixeira
20 - Castaignos
22 - Elias Trindade
23 - Adrien Silva
26 - Azbe Jug
28 - Bas Dost
30 - Bruno Paulista
31 - Marvin Zeegelaar
34 - Beto Pimparel
35 - Rúben Semedo
47 - Ricardo Esgaio
66 - João Palhinha
73 - Matheus Pereira
77 - Gelson Martins
99 - Alan Ruiz

Filipe Chaby scoops similar award for Ledman LigaPro

The Sporting CP winger has yet again scooped an award, this time as the Liga NOS Youth Player of the Month for December.

Gelson had already claimed the nomination for August and September, this time tallying 16.34% of the vote to beat Nélson Semedo (Benfica - 13,67%) and Daniel Podence (Moreirense - 11.1%).

Meanwhile Filips Chaby claimed the same award for Ledman LigaPro.

Sales for two coming encounters against GD Chaves (Liga NOS and Portuguese Cup)

Sporting Clube de Portugal has began sales for the two coming matches against GD Chaves as follows:

LIGA NOS MATCHDAY 17

. Price: 13€
. Kick-off: 14th of January (Saturday) at 18h15

PORTUGUESE CUP QUARTER-FINAL

. Price: 5€
. Kick-off: 17th of January (Tuesday) at 20h15

Both matches will be played in Estádio Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira, Chaves. Sales in Estádio José Alvalade are as follows:

WEDNESDAY (10H TO 20H) | Members with a Gamebox 2016/2017
THURSDAY (10H TO 20H) | Members
FRIDAY (10H TO 14H) | General Public

A valid Gamebox or Member card must be presented on the first two days of sales (December 2016 fees paid), with each card valid for one ticket. Each person may be bring a maximum of 4 cards.

Jorge Jesus praises Bas Dost for battling through injury

Speaking with the press at the final whistle on Sunday after his side's win against Feirense, Jorge Jesus thanked Bas Dost for playing though injury in a match which saw the Dutchman net twice.

"Bas Dost was in doubt right up until the last minute. He didn't train yesterday or today, but he said he would be okay so we used him. He is an excellent professional, but we can't be dependent on him. He needs players to support him, both through the middle and from the wings. Normally my teams don't have such a focus on just one player for goals", said Jesus.

The Sporting CP coach wen on to speak in greater depth about the match and the injury picked up by Adrien: "It was a good first-half, with 45 minutes of really dynamic play. The positioning of Adrien and Alan Ruiz gave us a bit more creativity in the build up. We didn't score a third goal and Feirense managed to find their footing a bit. Adrien isn't just any player, he is a starting midfielder for the European champions. We don't quite win every time he plays, but we did feel a bit fragile after he went off. After that Bryan Ruiz settled things down."

To finish, Jesus reflected on Alan Ruiz's performance: "He has always been a player we were going to invest in, but he came in from Colón, who don't have big objectives. He has come in to a very demanding club and he still doesn't have the capacity to play 90 minutes the way we want, but he is a quality player. His pass for Bas Dost was fantastic."

Jesus announces squad for Sunday's Liga NOS hosting of Feirense

Jorge Jesus has released his squad list for Liga NOS matchday 12, in Estádio José Alvalade:

26- Azbe Jug
34- Beto Pimparel

4- Jefferson
7- Joel Campbell
10- Bryan Ruiz
11- Bruno César
13- Coates
14- William Carvalho
15- Paulo Oliveira
16- André Felipe
19- Douglas Teixeira
20- Luc Castaignos
22- Elias Trindade
23- Adrien Silva
28- Bas Dost
47- Ricardo Esgaio
66- João Palhinha
73- Matheus Pereira
77- Gelson Martins
99- Alan Ruiz

Jorge Jesus looks ahead to Sunday's Liga NOS hosting of Feirense

Jorge Jesus sat down with the press this Saturday to speak about the weekend's hosting of C.D. Feirense. With recent refereeing performances attracting attention both on and off the pitch, the Sporting coach did not shy away from revealing the impact on his team.

"The lads were really hurt by us getting knocked out of the League Cup, especially with how it happened. We won't hide the fact that confidence is low after a loss. Making mistakes is natural, but always making the same mistakes against the same team isn't", said Jesus, going on to reflect on what he expects from Sunday's match: "Hopefully we will get past this and beat a team who will sit back and look to attack us on the break. We want the tree points."

Jorge Jesus highlights his side's mature display against a determined Belenenses side

Speaking in a pre-match press conference, Jorge Jesus praised his side's patience in finally breaking a spirited Belenenses side with an added-time winner from Bas Dost.

"It was a difficult game when you look at the result. We didn't really give Belenenses the chance to attack for the first 40 minutes and we were really good when it came to positioning, but a goal was hard to come by. I told the lads that if we carried on playing like we were then we would score eventually", opened the Sporting CP coach, adding a word on the points gap at the top of Liga NOS: "We let Belenenses go forward a bit in the second-half. You can see the lads are a bit tired, largely due to playing 10 games in a month, but wins bring confidence. Obviously the quality of the lads isn't being questioned at all and we still feel the same pressure, win or lose."

Squad list to face Os Belenenses on Liga NOS matchday 15

Jorge Jesus has released his squad list for Thursday's 21h00 encounter with Os Belenenses, in Estádio do Restelo:

34 – Beto Pimparel
26 – Azbe Jug
4 – Jefferson Moreira
10 – Bryan Ruiz
11 – Bruno César
13 – Sebastian Coates
14 – William Carvalho
15 – Paulo Oliveira
19 – Douglas Teixeira
20 – Luc Castaignos
21 – João Pereira
22 – Elias Trindade
23 – Adrien Silva
28 – Bas Dost
31 – Marvin Zeegelaar
47 – Ricardo Esgaio
77 – Gelson Martins
99 – Alan Ruiz

Liga NOS matchday 15 tickets on sale on Thursday

Tickets for Liga NOS matchday 15, between Clube Futebol Os Belenenses and Sporting Clube de Portugal, will go on sale on Thursday the 15th of December, at the Estádio José Alvalade ticket offices as follows:

15TH AND 16TH OF DECEMBER | Gamebox holders 2016/2017

17TH OF DECEMBER | Club Members

18TH TO THE 21ST OF DECEMBER | General public

The first two phases, for Gamebox holders and Club Members respectively, require the presentation of a valid Gamebox or Member card (with November 2016 fees paid). Each card is valid for 1 ticket and each person may bring a maximum of four cards.

Kick-off is scheduled for 21h00 on Thrusday the 22nd of December, in Estádio do Restelo. The tickets available are for the North Goal End and are priced at 13€.

João Pereira brushes off Sunday's Lisbon derby defeat

João Pereira took a moment to speak with the press at the final whistle on Sunday, affirming that the loss will do little to shake Sporting CP's title chase.

"I thought we had a great second-half. Nothing is going to shake us, we are in the fight. Even when we were losing 2-0, we did everything we could to turn the result around. The boss looked at Benfica's weaknesses and told us how we could get at them, but unfortunately we didn't get the result", said the Portuguese international.