Callum O’Hare’s response to Viktor Gyokeres’ Sporting KC performance at Coventry City
When Viktor Gyokeres joined Sporting Lisbon over the summer, he set a new record for Coventry City.
Callum O’Hare commends Viktor Gyokeres, a former teammate from Coventry, for his goal and assist for Sporting Lisbon.
Gyokeres put up a strong performance for Sporting Lisbon, helping his team win 3-0 and move to the top of the league.
Gyokeres might compete in the Europa League against English teams, including Brighton, his old squad.
Despite the latter’s transfer to Sporting Lisbon, Callum O’Hare and Viktor Gyokeres remain close friends. O’Hare even congratulated Gyokeres on his goal and assist for the Portuguese team on Sunday night.
After a great season at the CBS Arena, Gyokeres broke the previous record for Coventry’s best selling over the summer when he left in a £20.5 million move, surpassing Robbie Keane’s transfer to Inter Milan 23 years prior. With four goal involvements in five games, the attacker has had a respectable start to life in Portugal thanks to the support of his fans.
And following a terrific performance on Sunday night, O’Hare supported his former teammate by leaving a message on his Instagram.
How did Viktor Gyokeres perform for Sporting Lisbon over the weekend?
Gyokeres, former Wolves player Pedro Conclaves, and ex-Tottenham junior academy standout Marcus Edwards made comprised the dangerous front three for the team from the Portuguese capital against Moreirense at home.
After almost an hour, the green and white team finally seized the lead thanks to a fantastic goal from Danish midfielder Morten Hjulmand from the edge of the box after Gyokeres’ touch had set him up there.
Nuno Santos’ cross from the byline found Gyokeres unmarked in the six-yard box, and his thunderous header overturned goalkeeper Kewin to make it 2-0 and erupt into jubilation at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
Gyokeres then contributed to Moreirense center-back Maracas’s dismissal by catching the Swede with an outstretched leg to earn a second booking. Sporting now leads the league with four wins in a row after a 3-0 victory that was sealed in extra time by Ousmane Diomande.
Concerning Viktor Gyokeres, what did Callum O’Hare say?
Teammates from the present and the past reacted on Gyokeres’ Instagram post, with O’Hare supporting his former Coventry colleague by writing “VG9!!!”
This season, may Viktor Gyokeres play once more in England?
Given that Sporting is participating in the Europa League this year, it’s not impossible that, should they advance to the knockout stages, they would face an English team.
Along with the Italian team, it is anticipated that they will glide through their group because they include Atalanta of Italy, Sturm Graz of Austria, and Rakow Czestochowa. However, British teams might enter from there, and Sporting has been to the UK before.
They visited London twice in the previous campaign, once to play Tottenham in the Champions League group stages and once more in the Europa League round of 16 where they eliminated Mikel Arteta’s team on penalties. They faced Manchester City in 2021–2022, but due to a 5-0 home loss, City were able to draw 0-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
Even better, they will play Aberdeen in the Europa League in 2020–21, and they will visit Arsenal again in 2018–19 after their 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium.
Gyokeres’ return to the AMEX may be the stuff of legend given that Brighton is also participating in the Europa League this year.
