You guys know where I stand, so have your say now! Are the calls for a new manager justified, or unfair?

Arthur Cabral was on the starting eleven on the first half of the season without playing that good or scoring. He finally found his form, started scoring, and RS removed him from the team. Why?

You missed talking about Florentino not playing. He is not the perfect at passing the ball but he was the best at recovering the ball and he gives a lot to benfica's pressing system. Total mystery on why he doesn't play

Wrong players for Gengenpressing and inability from the coach to adapt his tactics to the players.

So nice to see you cover your favorite team Adrian. I love your channel because you consistently cover across all the leagues in Europe, instead of just the prem like most channels do. I’ll keep watching keep up the good content please.

I think it all started with poor scouting. We lost 3 important players (Ramos, Grimaldo and Enzo) and all we had to do was to find good replacers. Instead of it, we got a random Jurasek, injured Bernat, Kokçu (a 10 to play as a 8), injured Guedes, old Di Maria and Cabral who didn't know how to play in our system. Lost Gilberto and got stuck with just 1 rightback. And why the hell we got rid of Ristic?? Besides all this, we lost Aursnes as a left mid and Florentino never plays. Too many changes! We shoud've just went for good replacers for Grimaldo, Ramos and Enzo and stick with the same lineup and ideas as last year. The only upgrade we had from last year was the GK.

This was a banger of a video, Adrian! You addressing the problems at Benfica helped me understand a bit better what's going on with them. Me as a Portuguese Sporting fan can tell you that has been difficult to understand because here in Portugal, everyone that talks about Benfica being in crisis is like Portugal is dying (yes, seriously). Even though is just about a manager that has a top talent at a top club, and he is being terrible at man management at the moment. About Sporting, we've been so good this season because of one man and he is Viktor Gyokeres. Doing a video on him and how he changed how Sporting play in the present compared to past season would be interesting. Also, more coverage of Portuguese football coming from you is a blessing. Keep up the good work, Adrian! 🙏

I love the way you say "we" when talking about Benfica ❤

Last year i found he moved no one. Same starting line up all year. How did Ristic never get a chance and he seemed to play well. Before Morato got hurt against boavista he was the best defender in our league. Was barely given a chance last year when he could have rotated some games. Aursnes who i love like you said has played every position. So many great points here in the video and comments Schmidt is like Fernando Santos...a stubborn stubborn man

Rui Costa knew exactly what he was getting in: at PSV, Roger had a fabulous first year and the second year was a disaster. Story is repeating at Benfica right now in front of us. If Rui does not step in, we sink further...

I'm with you. I hate the narrative of "hero to zero" in football. I believe his style of play (that we saw largely last season) is the best approach for Benfica. Last season, Benfica was a joy to watch almost every week. This season, the team has a lot of problems. The pressing is usually innefective, Di Maria doesn't track back and leaves the full back exposed, the midfield can be paper thin (the lack of Florentino is questionable), the striker situation is unbelievable, the full back situation is even more questionable. Another relevant situation is the feud going on between the portuguese press and Roger. A lot of weird nationalistic sentiment from the media around him not learning portuguese, some unfortunate comments by the manager towards the journalists... I believe a lot of journalists have been praying on his downfall and are ready to speculate and make his life harder, so to speak. We shall wait and see

The same problem of star players getting sold is always the issue for teams like Benfica, this was inevitable

There’s one more turning point, last year. Along with Enzo’s departure to Chelsea FC, Rui Costa rushed to renew RS contract and now, in my opinion, Benfica is his hostage. Need to reminder that Benfica is a seller and not much of a buyer and, with that being said, paying 20 M to end RS contract mid season, is close to impossible. As a Benfica fan, I appreciate RS’s early work but I came to the conclusion that will be a near future with out trophy’s. Cheers for the video.

Man, I was waiting for this video. I thought you would be too heartbroken to talk about Benfica😅 (esp. after Porto match) P.S Love your content, have been subscriber for a long time

It's so contradicting to switch the starting 11 every other week and to just refuse to substitute during the game. He did the same thing at PSV. Let's just say the fans don't look back at that period in a very positive way. Our way of playing has improved so much in quality, performance and entertainment under v. Nistelrooij and especially under Bosz. Edit: Just read that under Bosz we have the most goals scored by subs in the Eredivisie (16) 😂

I know its easy to say now that Leverkusen is doing so good but even before the season started as neutral i was very "unsure" of how Benfica would do without Grimaldo. Dont get me wrong its not one player running the game 24/7 but anyone who paid attention to Benfica's great year before would have seen how much they relied on Grimaldo's output and movements on the pitch and the fact he left on a free is even more sad. (edit - its not just that Grimaldo is an above average defender its that the guy performs like a midfielder as a defender both supplying a generous amount of G/A while also being extremely dangerous in link up play , am not saying he had the G/A of an elite striker but to have a defender that can fill in goals and assists when you need them thats a huge luxury)

When he came in to SLB he looked like a savior that was going to end our trophies drought, but yea this season has gone incredibly bad. I'm not one to crucify a championship coach, but maybe we're already due for a change 🤔

I 100% agree with your opinion. I´m a benfica fan too. Everytime we start a match is like we already losing it. Either because of the manager choices or because the fans have lost the faith on the team and dont support the players when things dont turn out right. I really dont think that sack Roger mid season is a good solution. But he needs to change is approach and the fans need to support the team on difficult times. I know its hard to understand why joao mario, morato and even rafa play all time but we need to support the team even though we dont agreed with the starting eleven.

15:58 There are so many big clubs in Europe who somehow had the biggest bottlejobs at the end of the season by going trophyless, despite having a big expectations to win all of the competitions. Benfica had even suffered this back in 2012/13 season. They failed to win Primeira Liga after losing their crucial Clasico to, you guessed it, Porto, despite being unbeaten in the league before that game, then lost the Europa League Final to Chelsea by last minute goal from Branislav Ivanovic, and surprisingly got beaten by minnows Vitoria Guimaraes in the Portuguese Cup Final.

For me you were spot on, I still Schmidt has it and if he is willing to make changes to the team we could create momentum and with some luck we can still be champions. Fingers crossed for that 🤞

Parabéns.uma excelente análise da situação do nosso SLBenfica. Mas Eu acredito que vamos ter mais do que um motivo para festejar em Maio. Força rabonatv e Força Benfica.🙏🏽❤️

Marcos Leonardo, Prestianni, Rollheiser, David Neres should be the starting team, the two middlefielders should be Neves and Florentino Luiz, the centerback pairing needs to change as well Otamendi is getting constantly outplayed by faster and more physical strikers, Gyokeres ate him alive, the entire backline needs to change

Obrigado Adrien, I knew you'd have the best take. CARREGA BENFICA! 🦅

Sorry to say that I do not share your enthusiasm :( He seems to be way too stubborn. Why is Florentino out of the team after such a good last season partnering with Enzo? They were the reason we could keep up that high pressing and got the ball back so quickly. We were not caught with our pants around our ankles on quick transitions, like we do now. João Neves is different from Enzo, but not so much that he could not reenact a similar partnership with Florentino. Having an intense double pivot in the midfield frees up the creatives further upfront. 4-2-3-1 with real fullbacks on both sides would do wonders for us. Up front, Rafa coming in from the left, Kokcu in the midle near the penalty area for that last pass/outside shooting, Di Maria coming in from the right and a real nr. 9 (maybe Cabral), pinning down the opposition centerbacks. Then J. Mário could come in later as a sub if we need to keep the ball, or Neres/second striker to turn up the heat on the opposition if needed.

By a huge mile, the best analysis. By a fucking huge mile. Congrats bro. P.S: bad decisions aside, I still think Di Maria is more of an handicap rather than a solution. He is the best player in the league still technical wise, but no winning team in the world plays a 36 year old winger that doesn't press. It's bittersweet to say this, but the fact that he apparently needs to play everygame pisses me off.

A manager who doesn‘t play new signings just tells you that he didn‘t get the players he wanted and now wants to show the board „look I told you“

Bravo 👏👏 Just Brilliant Insight!!!👏

I like the subtle like new edits ur putting it Good to Shake things up

the problem is Schmidt. really that simple. the entire season has been a disaster since the beginning. only reason we are in 2nd in the league is individual quality, not tactics.

We need to talk about Di Maria

Very important video, one I was expecting for quite some time now. And yeah, I knew it was a bit of superstition from you waiting first. Apart from everything else, it is a bummer Rafa and Di Maria would probably leave with that being their last season. Grimaldo leaving last year felt more "right", because of that super season. Champions league campaign really isn't up to comment this year.. But thanks for making that video ❤

You really do make the most articulate, intelligent, interesting football videos online. Better than anything made by English “journalists” or “experts” in the media here, and I’ve paid for some of that rubbish in the past. (I’m looking at you, The Athletic). Just fantastic mate. Keep doing what you’re doing, and thank you for the content.

Very nice video. I almost agree with everything you said there. The part where i disagree is the last one. I'm not sure if we must sack him right away, but a decision needs to be made by the president right now for the end of the season because even if we win trophies, what RS as shown in this year and a half is that he's not going to change. So that means that the problems will still bé there next season (whithout Rafa or Di Maria to bail us out). Ps. I agree 100% about the point you made about Jurasek, and i would like to say another 2 names that, in my opinion have been mistreated by RS: Florentino Luís and Petar Musa (and David Neres is also in this category), don't you agree? To finish, from a portuguese and a SL Benfica fan (maybe you are both too, i don't know) thanks for the video 🙂✌️

You are a nice guy, Adrian, you did not deserve a 5-0 thrashing by a little more tjhan mediocre Porto side. As a Porto fan I admire your courage and your humbleness and as a football lover I know when you make a deep dive video of any time - Benfica this time, obviously - you show you really know what you're talking about and we always learn something. Greetings from Porto(gal).

They sold Enzo, and replaced him with Kökçu who is a solid player. But he is not Enzo, he cant defend like him. He can be good if the rest of your midfield supports him defensively. Trying to use him as 1-1 replacement for Enzo was never going to go well

I am confident that Roger will turn this around. Just play Tino, neves and Kokcu on the middle and don't play Morato as a leftback!!!!

Thank you for putting many of my thoughts into video! I would just add one detail: why doesn't he play Florentino? He still tries to press high, but without him is waaay harder. Everytime he strarts we can see a better and more cohese team, but Roger prefers to move J. Mário to the middle instead...

Can’t get enough Rabina tv man daily uploads wouldn’t be enough 😫😤

Great analysis Adrien! Really enjoy watching your videos. As a fellow benfiquista would like to now your opinion on a couple of questions; What do you think about Gonçalo Guedes barely being used by schimdt and quickly sent on loan to spain? And why can Benfica have two good seasons in a row, no matter who's coaching? Club structural problems maybe?

I don't agree nor understand some of the choices as well, and, the stuberness of making substitutions sooner.. But, we need to be with the team and the club now. Now that we are not that well, is the time to support them. Support when the team is doing fine is easy. Thats why we are call fans and supporters, is to support. Not to put them down, for that we have the fans of the other teams. The season is not over, and Roger was champion on his first season, lets support them until the end.

In my opinion Benfica has the best squad in the recent history with overflowing talent players. It’s mind blowing to see RS making subs at 85min mark every single game. We have been playing with the same strategy since day one, it was new and it worked but if things are not going as planned the strategy/formation needs to change ( why not try a classic 4x4x2 we have the players for it). RS needs to address this and have a plan B.

Ur background music is sheway. I like it a lot ❤

Fully agree with you. My biggest surprise has been, sure use morato as left back, but if you do make everyone else mote attacking, the inverted full back role is a tactical innovation which works well, but if hes bombing up thats useless, it makes us more defensively vulnerable, not less

I’ve been waiting for a video like this all year. I am Luso Canadian and speak it but all the channels are in Portuguese and I may miss a word here or there. How long before Benfica sells Neves? I wish they would keep him forever but we both know they sell players as a Sport 😂

The main problems are Grimaldo who left, and Schmidt doesn't trust the left back we have, so he decides to play Morato as a left back, while he is not even able to play as a solid central defender. Why Carreras is not playing? Schmidt doesn't trust him. So why did he come in January? Why Aursnes is still playing as a right back, when Bah is fit already? Aursnes is very good in the midfield. With Neves, they can dominate the opponent midfield. Why Tengstedt is considered to be the main striker while he nearly have experience? Cabral and Eduardo are considered by Schmidt as not good enough (he said that scoring wasn't enough to be strikers at Benfica). What is Tengstedt doing more compared to Cabral and Eduardo? What does Kokcu bring to the team? I don't see what he adds. Especially when he plays with Joao Mario. They should be playing not together. They have exactly the same characteristics.

As a Benfica fan myself, there is nothing worse than seeing talent being recruited and then we just don’t use it. Di Maria has had moments of brilliance yes but there have been so many games where he has been poor. Give rolhaiser game time. Carreras possibly may not be playing due to the buy clause, okay so play a youth player instead of Morato who has shown time fm time again he cannot play there, I’m sure a proper left back from the B team will at least do a bit better. We need a backup right back so that aursnes is not forced to be playing as a full back and can play in midfield where he has performed the best helping us press properly. Joao Mario cannot play on the wing, yes he has been better in midfield but still short for me I would much rather stick a Florentino in there at least we know we are safe defensively and Joao neves can roam a bit more. Tiago Gouveia deserves more game time 100% Cabral for me not good enough and Leonardo should be our starting ST allowing him to develop and create the chemistry on the pitch with the team. He can score goals so why bench him? Lastly might be controversial but I would like to see Otamendi benched for Tomas Araújo who I think would actually develop very quickly to be the best pairing to Antonio, just because of the many mistakes from otamendi recently. Long comment don’t know if you will read it but hey at least this is how I feel about Benfica right now. Do I believe in Roger? Yes but it’s fading away quickly honestly

For gegenpressing Florentino played a vital role last season being the player with most ball recoveries in the 22/23 UCL. This season, Schmidt ghosted Florentino. Also Cabral has been improving and scoring. After 4 consecutive goals he was benched. You can also notice Rafa's peak performance was due to Cabral holding back the defense. To finish, whenever we think we have a vreat formula, Schmidt shakes everything again.

I don't know if it's stupidity, arrogance, self doubt or a mix of them, but the man seems to prepare the 11's with no thought of the opponent. Against Toulouse Sporting and Porto away, where he needed to keep the ball as long as possible and be solid defensively, he leaves Florentino on the bench. Joao Mario doesn't know how to defend, on the rare occasions he feels like it, leaving Neves to do a double shift.

On point

I 100% Agree with your take on Gilberto's exit, it's just nonsense. Awesome Squad Player, always giving full effort, scored some important goals and everyone seemed to like him in the dressing room too!

Even last year after january me and my brother already saw a lot of problems that were just hidden like the lack of pure wingers that are capable of taking on a player like good fulbacks that can actually cross the ball(bah can but he rarely has the oportunity to do so) and the lack of dynamics if anyone ser the games in the portuguese league u would want to fall asleep its just possession no dynamics no chances created every chance we create is from di maria crossing or david neres taking on a player

I prefer Porto to Benfica but I only watch Benfica games for Neres. Love that guy. Deserves to get a Brazil cal up over freakin Raphinha😒

It’s sad times watching this vid after an amazing time last year 😢

The problem is that Roger has a core of players he never bench even if they play in unfamiliar positions. João Mario, Frederic, Rafa, DiMaria, Otamendi and Morato always play even exhausted .

Realistically who could Benfica get that would change the season. Do what Bayern is doing and ride it out till the end of the season.

Spot on!!!

Que vídeo completo e sóbrio! Espero que a direção veja este conteúdo que representa a opinião da maioria dos benfiquistas…

Adrian with a Benfica Banger!

For when a video about the TRUE club of Portugal, FC Porto? xD To be fair, I wasn't expecting this result against SLB. I know Porto are always good at home against Benfica, but the way they were playing, 5-nil never occured to me and I can see Porto drop some points this friday in Portimão. Good video and good analysis as always..

Maybe you should apply to become Benfica’s next manager! I would love to see that!

A fun video idea: I would love to see a yearly review of Benfica, how they did that season, and all the drama surrounding it from an acual Benfica fan.

As a benfixa fan my stance is. I do think he should a will finish the season But the play like the quality of play has been sooo low . Has a team its like theres no plan. Any team can high press us and we have no clue what to do. Ive seen more unwinnable seasons. But its hard to remeber seasons where im bored or upset watching benfica play with this amazing talent

RB position I think were fine I feel like Bah or Aursnes do a good job left back and striker is where i feel like we are missing some key points Arthur Cabral is not bad but his finishing is not really there its like 40/60. I think we also buy a lot of players that are/could be great yet we put them on the Bench we have: Marcos Leonardo, Rollheiser and Prestianni and i don't get the point of benching them but als always much love for Benfica still

I don't think he should be fired now. I have mixed feelings on Schmidt - loved what he did last season, hate what he's doing right now. If the Porto game acts as a wake-up call, maybe Schmidt's stubbornness will end and he'll finally realize these lineups aren't working. I thought things weren't going too bad in January, and it was the 2-2 game against Guimaraes where Roger started trying the strange strikerless lineup where I felt things started to go really wrong. If he goes back to what he was doing before that game, plus giving some other players a chance, we still have a squad that can challenge for a trophy. You covered most of the issues (left back, striker). Another one I'd add is the center midfield, specifically Florentino. I don't understand why Roger stopped playing Florentino, when Florentino was part of the team that gave us last year's Champions League success, in fact he had some of the best defensive stats in the CL. Florentino was also very important in Roger's pressing system being able to win the ball high up the pitch. His partnership with Enzo was perfect, one midfielder staying back and the other able to move up the pitch. I imagine Neves and Kokcu could play even better with Florentino covering for them defensively. This is one of the worse errors by Schmidt imo, since this isn't a transfer window problem and he just isn't using a player that already did well for him. Arthur Cabral was done dirty. Finally when he got confidence and got 3 goals in 3 games, he didn't get another start after that. How can someone be benched when scoring every game? Maybe there's a theme here? Possibly Roger doesn't think the less flashy players like Cabral and Florentino are good for his tactic, forgetting that having some players with different traits like Cabral's strength and Florentino's defense can make life easier for the Di Marias and Rafas to use their skills. Again, the Porto game could be Roger's wake-up call since he did sub on Florentino, Carreras, and Cabral in the 2nd half (of course it was already too late to make a difference, but consistently starting these players could help the team be more balanced).

In the end it all depends on the importance roger had on this seasons signings ... If he was the major person behind every signing, he should just go on the end of the season The other problem for me is the team rotation, same 11 and late subs (and always the same subs) ... Its a problem since he came, even on our best moments i was saying that, to little rotation, and he saw that For that reason, in my opinion, he should leave at the end of the season I can understand not changing when we on top and shining, "ok, the results and exhibitions are on point, do what you want" but when the results are not on point, at least show us we trying to address it by changing something

Enzo, Grimaldo , and G.ramos leaving. The replacements are not at the same level

What's the name of the outro instrumental?

I wish Enzo joined a different club :(

Schimidt had enought time to recover already and just like you said, he keeps doing the same and the same again, thats something that shows he doesnt want change, so he can get the fack out

How do I send this to Roger?

Marcos Leonardo came in January when the season ended in Brazil, so he is very tired. And playing in Brazil and Portugal is completely different.

We just drew against Rangers and he did change the 11 a bit today and I preferred it but honestly he might have to change the gamestyle if he wants to play Di Maria, maybe a 433 with Aursnes/Kokçu, Florentino and Joao Neves Rest Otamendi a little I'd like to see more of Antonio Silva and Tomas Araujo pairing, give Marcos Leonardo a start for once, and for the wingers Rafa on the left and Di Maria can still do it on the right but not for a whole game, he should be substituted after 60-70 mins and start from the bench every 3rd game or so, let us see what Rollheiser and Prestianni and Gouveia can do. I still have a lot of faith on Roger and believe he's gonna get us the league this year but man it's getting harder to keep this much faith on a guy that shows no sign of wanting to learn from his own mistakes. Viva Benfica

Here we go

Getting rid of Ristic after a season of very few opportunitties due to Grimaldo's amazing form even though in these very few chances he would actually deliver and perform well was also a decision that I am not able to understand up to this day...

It's not the end yet for Benfica. If if beats Sporting & Porto beat Sporting, it can have an opportunity to seize the league. But it will need outside help. Benfica have to be perfect in the remainder of their matches. Forza Di Maria!

And you didnt even get into why has Florentino, one of Europe's best ball recovery players, just disappeared from regular starting eleven this season!

The match vs Sporting, where Rafa was alone at the front.... so so so bad cant get how it should play out for benfica

the blame is three fold: absent team that seems detached from the game with adistinct lack of fighting spirit and inability to react hastly to threats, a manager who seems troubled especially in his reluctance in exploring new player positions to cover for a lack of natural players in those positions, and finnally the fans for how historically harsh and critical they are about their own club to the point of actively withdrawing support and aggravating the problems within instead of being an anchor the club can rely on in times of trouble

I feel like the team is good it’s just they are missing a great number 9 because they can’t find a player that can be as good as gancalo Ramos or Darwin Nunez because they keep switching there striker there midfield and defense is scoring more goals I think that’s the problem

Kinda off topic but i personally think he should bring back the weekly reviews instead of monthly

I get that we should give him more, time, but he also needs to realise that he needs to change, as soon as the game starts he doesnt change the game plan, if we are not performing well playing like we usually do then we need to improvise, thats what being a manager is about, being able to do quick adjustments, against tolouse we had a simple gamplain in the first half, that didnt work so what did we do? the exact same, and after tolouse switched game plans they were all over us, that cant happen. Another thing is Roger seems to not study is opponents, against Porto we already knew they defensive line up, we need to switch players and game plan before the whistle is blown, he simple does the exact same and we lost , 5-0, Sergio conceiçao knew exactly what he had to do, he studied us and used our weaknesses , Roger on the otherhand looked like he didnt even look at the weaknesses Porto had, wich are obvious. Another thing is that Roger doesnt seem like that type of coach who can improve tha players, Sergio does, he knows that x player is bad but with some words and smart thinking he looks decent, Roger cant do that, aursnes is a very good defensive of center midfield, he isnt even using him at a similar position.

Yes, what has HAPPENED?!?!?!

Ay yo ! Di Maria be looking like Tony "El Cu Cuy Ferguson" in the thumbnail 😂

Gonçalo's season wasn't the most consistent, it's true. But it was his first full season as the 9 and he was 21

I mean, I was thrilled when we won 5-0 in the Dragão against Benfica and I hope that at least Porto finishes in second place. In fact it was shocking and I hope that at least Benfica reaches the quarter-finals of the Europa League

I'm listening to Adrian describe the benfica mgr and he sounds exactly like the mgr at my Club Chelsea (Poch)

Não estamos a jogar nada. Espero que ele sai no final da temporada .

Could make a video about sporting 👀

Thinking benfica was in lead before the match against FC Porto is the faulting thinking and the problem that benfica and his supporters are facing now. Benfica wasnt in the lead, sporting had 1 less match. Benfica need to open his eyes and wake up. Actually, they should had woken up long time ago, maybe if it happened, this match wasnt a loss, or at least not 5-0. They did ended 1st last season, but as you said in the video, the strong begining actually was what managed to do that. Benfica this season was dropped from champions in group stage, and the reaction (i think it was from Di Maria) was that all they wanted was to win eroupa league... Like, are you fkng serious?? XD Benfica as portuguese champion should at least went to next stage. In theory it was one of the easiest group and they only won 1 match?? Benfica blindness is the problem. It doenst matter if they need to swicth the coach or whatever, they need to take fkng responsability for the mistakes and present with a solution, and dont content with consolotion prizes, like europa league or celebrating like they're in 1st when everybody knows that Sporting still have 1 more match to go. They cant keep going like there is nothing wrong. Hell, FC Porto season is really bad, and still they manage to present better display at champions than Benfica. They always manage to get out group stage, for at least the last couple years. And even when they lose against strong europeans teams, they always put a really good fight, its actually incredible. Benfica should have woken up a long time ago and now maybe is too late.

Spot on Adrian Last year even wining 4, nil at home he wouldn't sub leading to fatigue on 1 hand Porto taking that shit to the last game and players feeling undervalued at the club on the other Don't get me started on the full backs, Ristic would be a good replacement for Grimaldo, sold!?Jurasek 14m wtf??burning Morato a decent,valued CB at LB with Carreras on the bench and if you start banging goals upfront on big matches he will go with the guy that just comeback from injury and out of form letting 40 m on the bench for the last 2 min Frederik A needs to play in the CM his best position ,he can plug holes sure but as we all know JM will always but ALWAYS play despite being a shadowy figure from what he was last year,he's being slowly cooked on the eyes of supporters that received him with open arms ,its either him or Kokcu on the pitch, Neres,Florentino etc etc He lost me already to be honest ,Il settle for silverware this year but the lack of ideas .ego and blindness is something we can go without As always great insight ,continua com o grande trabalho brother Um grande abraco E PLURIBUS UNUM

seriously get that guy out of the club!! we all had enough already!! 2nd season struggling and its just getting worse!!! RUA SCHMIT RUA RUI COSTA

Para quando um vídeo em Português?

10.09 ...The opposite of ' To win'

Too many players, to many names.

You just love to see it

Florentino has to be in the starting 11, he was one of the players with more ball recoveries in the 22/23 UCL. Kökçü does not have the same characteristics as Enzo Fernandez, so he can't play as an 8, he has to play as a 10. Not having a left back doing the same work as Grimaldo worsened drastically João Mário's performance. Not having a fast/physically strong striker like Gonçalo Ramos prevented Benfica from high-pressing as intensively as last season, being this aspect one of the key aspects of Benfica, pressuring high and recovering the ball quickly. I would have kept Gilberto, not the best player ever, but a hard worker with some interesting details. Di Maria should be benched more often and enter only around minute 60, so he can make an impact in the game. Having Aursnes playing as left/right back is such a waste. 22/23 Benfica had the starting 11 defined in the pre-season, there were routines and the players were entranced. We are 2 months away from the end of the 23/24 season and there isn't a fixed starting 11.

Gilberto and Ristic were more than good enough for Benfica. In fact, Ristic is better than any of the options we've had this season (excluding Bernat, if he wasn't injured all the time). I really don't understand what goes on in the football department at Benfica and what's going through Schmidt's mind!

My Question is why does Roger schmidt play Rafa Silva as a CF while Joao Mario plays on the wings?

With exception to the selling players model, there's a lot of similarities to Manchester United

Sounds eerily similar to Ten Hag at United....