Ricardo Sa Pinto, regardless of the adverse local weather in the direction of him after the defeat by Anorthosis, in the end stays in his place. The individuals of the workforce, nonetheless, have been notably intense and demanded his dismissal.
Be that as it could, he’s blamed for intentionally not utilizing gamers similar to Sarfo, Satsias, whereas within the recreation with Anorthosis, the truth that Vijafanes and Chebak didn’t play in any respect triggered an impression. Particularly from APOEL, with out many individuals noticing, the Cypriot component has disappeared, on the similar time that the eagerness required within the essential playoff video games has additionally disappeared.
We observe that in 9 matches the place the Portuguese coach's suspension ended and he returned to the bench, APOEL's tally is 4 wins, two attracts and three losses! And within the essential video games of the playoffs, the workforce carried out its worst this 12 months and out of the 18 out there factors, it solely acquired seven.