Ruben Amorim is the hottest property in management. This is his backstory, and what makes him so special.
The end-of-season managerial merry-go-round will take on even more significance this summer with European superpowers Barcelona, Liverpool and Bayern Munich all looking for a new coach at the helm.
Then there is the Portuguese Cup final against Porto on 26 May, where victory would earn Sporting their first Portuguese league and cup double since 2001-02 season. What he learnt above everything else was the importance of the collective and the importance of details; working hard in training, having conviction in your ideas, leading with authority.
He lost his first two games and, with his pride hurt and doubts setting in, he announced if he lost the third game he would quit. In the next match he changed the system and played a back three for the first time. On WhatsApp his first message might not be, 'what was the score in a Premier League game?', but 'how is your mum?' if he has heard she is not well.
One of the game's worst-kept secrets has been his generosity, particularly to those that had his back in his early days of management with Casa Pia before finding themselves facing hard times. One-on-one interviews with the media are rare and he prefers to let his football and the results do his talking for him.
He favours three centre-backs and two wingers, even although every few months his side have added new ways to attack and defend.
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