Sorest loser coach! Spreads false rumors of opponent coach insulting family!

Janak9955

In reality, "second place in the game, friendship comes first" often serves merely as a teaching point, with few individuals actually practicing it, even in professional football. However, what's more important than practicing it is not being a sore loser. Unfortunately, in the football world, there is a coach from Portugal who doesn't adhere to this principle. He resorts to attacking the opposing coach with off-field factors after losing matches. This coach is Sérgio Conceição, currently coaching Porto in the Porto Primeira Liga.

The incident can be traced back to this year's UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg, where Porto lost to Arsenal in a penalty shootout. After the match, Conceição approached Arsenal manager Arteta, expecting their usual post-match handshake. However, Conceição refused to shake hands with Arteta and whispered several words in his ear. From Arteta's expression, it appeared the conversation wasn't particularly friendly. During a post-match interview, Conceição revealed that Arteta had insulted his family. He then mentioned that the person Arteta insulted was no longer alive and advised Arteta not to do such despicable things but to focus on coaching his team.

Conceição's comments stirred up controversy after the match. Arsenal immediately denied the allegations, but Porto persisted with their claims, stating that substitutes on the bench had also heard Arteta insulting Conceição's family. However, is this really the case? Online, netizens quickly found previous remarks from Conceição after losing matches. It turns out Conceição isn't a newcomer to using such tactics.

As early as 2020, Conceição had a dispute with Manchester City manager Guardiola. Following Porto's 3-1 defeat to Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League group stage, Conceição stated in a press conference that Guardiola disrespected their country, Portugal, which prompted him to retaliate. Then, after losing to Chelsea in the 2021 UEFA Champions League, Conceição once again claimed that Chelsea manager Tuchel insulted him. However, both of these claims were promptly denied by Manchester City and Chelsea. If it were only once, people might be willing to believe it, but since Conceição has repeatedly used the same approach, it's clear what kind of person he is. With so many false alarms, people now realize that Porto, who tolerate such coaches spreading rumors, also have issues.

Conceição can be said to have the worst character and is the sorest loser coach. Let's hope there are fewer coaches like him in the future.

Shri333

However, despite being the sorest loser coach, he still manages to coach. Let's hope the players don't emulate his behavior.

Kapil334

Some people really can't do anything right. They're the top at hurling insults. If you have the ability, coach your team well and show off impressive results. That's stronger than anything else. Look at you, your team's performance isn't great, yet you're resorting to insults. It's truly embarrassing. I suggest strict punishment, an eight-year ban!

Yamini003

Regardless of one's character, being able to coach Porto already qualifies as being a top-tier coach in Portugal. Moreover, as long as one doesn't break the law, no matter how dirty their off-field tactics are, they can only be condemned verbally.

Ritu13

It's okay to lose, but having a small mindset is a problem. A head coach must have the mindset of a leader, or else how can they achieve great things?

Samiksha

Conceição was indeed one of the representative figures of Portugal's golden generation and had a notable career, having previously served strong teams like Lazio and Inter Milan. His transition into a head coach is indeed a positive development. If things are as speculated, then Conceição's reaction seems quite intolerant of defeat and somewhat lacking in dignity. In reality, for a team like Porto, losing to powerhouses like Arsenal, Manchester City, or Chelsea isn't embarrassing. After all, the financial and squad strength gaps are significant. Winning against such teams would be a surprise upset, while losing would be a normal outcome. Being able to showcase one's style and resilience against strong opponents is already a success. Therefore, it's hoped that the coach can take a more open-minded approach, remaining humble in victory and resilient in defeat. Learning from failures, improving oneself, and striving for a different outcome in the future encounters would earn more respect than spreading rumors and tarnishing one's reputation, which only reflects poorly on oneself and appears petty.

Sona59

The world is vast, and it's true that there are all sorts of characters in it. In the news, there's this coach who clearly lacks skills compared to others. Instead of gracefully stepping down, they quietly retreat but still persistently linger around, which is quite irritating. This world is inherently competitive, but resorting to disgusting tactics to achieve one's goals is truly despicable.

Pooja193

It seems that Conceição's reputation has been completely tarnished now.