Football Season Guide

Famalicão has been always falling short from what they were expected in the beginning of each season. While finishing 8th, in last season, wasn't a complete failure, the truth is that one expected much better from a group of so many talented individual players. Manager Armando Evangelista was kept from last season, and these are great news. The competent gaffer is expected to produce results now that he will have an entire pre-season to prepare the squad for the new season. HE will be keeping the 4-2-3-1 formation, with young talent Gustavo Sá as the creative lighthouse for the team in the no. 10 position. The biggest changes for the new season will lie in attack. To scorer Jhonder Cadiz and talented winger Chiquinho, Puma and Theo are leaving, as well as substitute striker Henrique Araújo and Daho. To form a new attack, 'Fama' brought Mario Gonzalez for the striker position and the experienced Gil Dias and Rochinha for the wings. A different take than the usual search for new and fresh talents. The permanence of Marcos 'Sorriso' should also be considered an important "new signing", as he was expected to return from loan, but ended up signing a permanent deal with Famalicão. In the other areas, there will be enough talent and quality to provide Evangelista the materials for a nice work, namely the excellent goalkeeper Luiz Júnior, the influential full-back Moura, the omnipresent midfielder Zaydou and the three great options for the centre-back duo (Riccieli, Mihaj and Haas). Gustavo Sá remains the biggest talent on the squad, and new full-back Lucas Calegari has everything to have a definitive season after some irregular seasons in American continent.