The player Podence recalled a peculiar habit of Jorge Jesus during his time as Sporting's coach. The coach had the habit of offering a stuffed toy in the shape of a lion to the best player of the team's last match.
The choice of which player received the lion was not made by the coach alone. Depending on the votes of all the squad players, it was determined who deserved to be distinguished with the symbolic prize.
This practice demonstrated the importance Jorge Jesus placed on peer recognition, encouraging players to evaluate each other's performance after each match.
The stuffed lion habit thus became a peculiar tradition within the Sporting team during Jorge Jesus's time at the club from Alvalade.
