How endangered is Joao Henriques? Olimpija’s leading men to meet, future of Portuguese expert to be discussed
Celje will be looking for a new coach, as Albert Riera has accepted an offer from France, if the hunt for a new coach also goes ahead. Olimpija, the reasons will be completely different. The Dragons have been a pale shadow of the team that demolished everything in front of it this time last year, and then this summer scored a historic success in Europe. Joao Henriques, who replaced Riera at the end of last season, is increasingly losing ground and the fans are also unhappy with him.
Loud whistles after the end of the match with Radomlje (1:1) said everything about what Olimpija supporters think about the Portuguese. Joao Henriques apologised to the fans for his new, miserable image, but this – clearly – bought him very little credit with the Ljubljana club’s management.
Indeed, Adam Delius and Igor Barisic are said to be increasingly dissatisfied with the Portuguese expert, so it is not impossible that Sporting Director Goran Boromisa will have to go on the hunt for a new coach very soon. According to Sportklub, Olimpija’s management will meet this week to discuss Henriques’ future. Changing the coach who took Olimpija to the conference league seems like a really drastic measure, but you know how it is: you can’t rest on old laurels. Even if they are still very fresh…
This text was automatically translated using AI.