"The matchday one victory over Feyenoord has not been sufficient to appease supporters who watched their side lose 1-0 at home to lowly Nacional of Madeira on Sunday to slump to seventh in the Liga Portugal table on the back of a five-game winless domestic run. That led to criticism of the players' attitude from new head coach Carlos Vicens, who himself has had to endure fan displeasure, most recently the dreaded waving of the white handkerchiefs often seen in Iberian stands when adversity strikes."
"Vicens' rise owes much to the apprenticeship served at Manchester City, where the Mallorcan worked his way from a work experience role to a first full-time position assisting with the under-12s and 13s, eventually impressing sufficiently as under-18 coach to earn the call from Guardiola in 2021. After four years working under arguably the best coach in the modern game, Vicens was keen to strike out on his own and Braga, having parted company with Carlos Carvahal, came calling."
Braga travel to Celtic Park on Thursday, 2 October for an Europa League fixture. The team began the campaign with a matchday one win over Feyenoord but then lost 1-0 at home to Nacional, precipitating a five-game domestic winless run that left them seventh in Liga Portugal. Supporters criticised player attitude and displayed white handkerchiefs, increasing pressure on new head coach Carlos Vicens. Vicens advanced through Manchester City's youth system and earned a call from Pep Guardiola in 2021 before taking the Braga role. Braga's early European qualifiers included a 0-0 away draw and narrow extra-time home win over Levski Sofia and a 4-1 aggregate victory over Cluj.
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