The Tondela Gazette
Squad16 Aug 2027
Lucas Cañizares keeps Tondela in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad16 Aug 2027
José Melro is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Tondela
Tomás Silva was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match14 Aug 2027
Hugo Félix among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Hugo Félix on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Tondela and Sporting CP.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A late step up for Tomás Silva
At 27 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.
Match14 Aug 2027
A bad afternoon for Tondela against Sporting CP
2‑4 to Sporting CP, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Tondela
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market16 Aug 2027
One of our own: Andre Costa joins the Tondela first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andre Costa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Aug 2027
Tondela promote Paulo Monteiro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Paulo Monteiro has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Tondela promote Goncalo Goncalves from within
- Market Tondela promote Andre Nascimento from within
- Player ratings Tomás Silva will replay that one