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He is undoubtedly one of the most popular signings in Portuguese football, in this case a coach: Edgar Davids took over at Olhanense, of the Portuguese Championship, with a contract valid until the end of the season, with one more year of choice.
The former Dutch international has already guided the training sessions this Monday morning, and has begun to prepare the visit to the Lusitano de Évora, next Sunday.
The arrival of the Dutchman puts the focus back on Olhanense, who had been relegated from the League for six years, but the president of the SAD guarantees that the recruitment goes beyond the media and reinforces sports ambition.
«The club has a tradition of launching coaches. Davids is not the first. We have had this idea for a few years. We believe that the club provides conditions for this and we look for these opportunities, because of the appreciation it gives to the club and the coach, even because it is a historic club. We combine what is useful with what is pleasant “, said Luís Torres to More soccer.
After José Carvalho Araújo left the week before, SAD in the Algarve moved forward to sign Edgar Davids. The president does not go into much detail about how the Dutchman’s name came about, but guarantees that the process “was fast, as there was interest from both parties.”
«He liked the project that was presented, the Olhanense reality show. I knew little about the club, but we tried to convey as much information as possible about Olhanense, the city itself and the Algarve region. We think it could be the perfect wedding, “he adds.
Luís Torres acknowledges the mediatism associated with the hiring of Davids, but assures that “the priority is to win the Portuguese Championship, and that is why the club advanced for this hiring.
«It is a contract clearly thinking about the sport. We believe that, with the trajectory he has, he can transmit this knowledge to the players and the values that we intend to have in the team, such as determination and perseverance ”, he concludes.
