Steven Defour looking to return to the Porto line-up
Belgian International, Steven Defour, has allegedly recovered from his injury woes and is now battling out with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Belluschi-c13628 for a place in the Porto starting eleven.
After being signed from Standard Liege in the summer, Steven Defour has tried his best to become an integral part of the set-up at Estadio do Dragao. However due to niggling injuries, his impact at the helm has been limited.
Only appearing 8 times and scoring once for the Portistas, he does not seem like a great €6 million investment but the player is keen to demonstrate his talents at the highest level. But due to the presence of Fredy Guarin, Fernando Belluschi and Joao Moutinho,
he hasn’t been an integral part of Vitor Pereira’s plans.
The tactician usually opts for Moutinho in the centre of the park, complimented by either Guarin or Belluschi. In the upcoming match against Sporting Lisbon, however, that is expected to change as Defour has been training in recent weeks and is looking to
prove his mettle to the manager.
After being injured in a UEFA Champions League tie, the midfielder has spent the majority of his time on the sidelines with a knock but has returned to practice recently and is now thought to be in contention for place in the team that takes on Sporting
Lisbon in the Primeira Liga.
However the Lions are amongst the toughest opponents in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitor-c36281 Pereira will not allow Defour a place in the starting eleven, as he has been out for such as long time. But he should make the bench.
The coach also faces another dilemma, as his other midfielders, Belluschi and Guarin have been one the radar of Italian giants, AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 and could potentially make the switch in the current transfer window before the match.
If that is indeed the case, then Defour is likely to be handed a starting role alongside Joao Moutinho in the crunch tie against the Sportinguistas. But his fitness and abilities will still be scrutinized, as the centre of the pitch is the most important
one and the game could be lost if the Rode Duivels International is unable to function properly.
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