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The SL Benfica Thread [2005-2006]
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OMG, only a couple points away from first place with so many games yet to play and he's already talking about settling for a CL spot!?! This is the kind of thing you say when there's only 2 games left in the campeonato and you're in 5th place!
Incredible!
I'm also quite disappointed with Trap. But I mantain that it isn't mainly his fault and that sacking him wouldn't be a solution at this moment, although I hope he doesn't renew. We lack quality in the squad and with the injuries in key players, things are even worse. Still, many players need to show more effort, attitude and mental strenght.I also bet that Maxi López won't come, at least for now. Not a single signing for now, when they promised several. This is one of the main things that bothers me... Why try to illude the fans and supporters? If we really "don't have a euro to spend on signings", as Veiga said, why say things like: "we will greatly strenghten our squad in the winter pause" or "people's jaws will drop of surprise when they see our signings"???
The TRUTH, that's what we need to hear. I know this isn't the kind of stuff that motivates the supporters and makes them support the president and the board, but that's what should be said. I prefer that to populist empty phrases, only to throw sand into people's eyes. We can't live in an illusion! If for our financial health we can't go making quality signings (because those, of really GOOD players cost a lot of money, it's the sad truth), then ok. Just have the courage to assume that this is our main priority and that we can't promise titles for now.
Just say: "Look, we can't strenghten the team as we would like, so the only thing we can promise is hard-work from our team, honouring the club and trying to fight for the title, but knowing that we aren't in the condition of promising nothing more at the moment, until we finally have our financial consolidation."
Then, bet on young players, on cheap but promising players from the Portuguese market and that's it. I wouldn't even surprise me if some of them were quite better than many that we signed in the last 10 years, that costed far more and were ****ty.
To me, this isn't "small-thinking". It's not lack of ambition! It's being realistic and with that, if your work and attitude is also good, I believe you have more chances of suceeding.
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If we have the conditions to have all those great players and all that success they promise, then it's more than about time you show it. Vain promises are the worst thing...
Sorry for this long rant, I just had to express my ideas on this. We need honesty, seriousness, humbleness, hard-work and stability, more than anything else. If these values and this spirit is embodied by the president and the rest of the board, by the coach and its staff, by the players, then certainly better days will come and we have actually a chance of winning something.
RuiCosta_10
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And that attitude must be implemented by the coach, wich i think Trap doens't make it. I used to defend Trap aswell, but now i'm getting a bit tired, even with the bad quality in the team we should make a lot better.
The last game was a perfect example of it, we should've dominated the game when Sporting was one man down, it should've been a better attitude from the players. Trap should've puted in their minds that they should play more agressively and making pressure in Sporting's defense and midfield. I was higly disapointed with him...
When i think of Camacho, i think that we would never lose this game...
In the rest i completely agree with you, it's time to Veiga prove something, or else move out of the club, in fact he should've never entered...
But some of the problems lie in our fans: it just takes a not so good game to want the head of the coach, the board and the players. And then, back to the 20 in/20 out summer market. That has been the mistake our past boards have made.
But it's also true that Benfica needs to improve A LOT. The competitive level required to Benfica is bigger than any other team in our country, and both players and coach must realise that, and stick up their asses for it. They knew it when they came in, and now they have to be up for the challenge. And the board is responsible for reminding them that everyday, every hour, and is the one who's responsible for keeping those levels up there.
Signing Maxi López, Lisandro Lopez, Karagounis, Nuno Assis, can and may be a start of a good solution, but they're not the solution itself. It requires much more from those who are already there.
I still believe in those guys, but they must double, triple their effort now. The plot thickens, and we must be up there if we want to be challenging for the league in March/April, the really decisive months of the league.
But it's also true that Benfica needs to improve A LOT. The competitive level required to Benfica is bigger than any other team in our country, and both players and coach must realise that, and stick up their asses for it. They knew it when they came in, and now they have to be up for the challenge. And the board is responsible for reminding them that everyday, every hour, and is the one who's responsible for keeping those levels up there.
Signing Maxi López, Lisandro Lopez, Karagounis, Nuno Assis, can and may be a start of a good solution, but they're not the solution itself. It requires much more from those who are already there.
I still believe in those guys, but they must double, triple their effort now. The plot thickens, and we must be up there if we want to be challenging for the league in March/April, the really decisive months of the league.
Nuno Assis "vale" empréstimo de Yannick ao Guimarães
A SAD encarnada decidiu avançar para a contratação de Nuno Assis e, segundo O JOGO apurou, hoje mesmo a contratação do médio-ofensivo do Vitória de Guimarães poderá ser finalizada.
lets wait and see if assis gets dressed in a red jersey...
A SAD encarnada decidiu avançar para a contratação de Nuno Assis e, segundo O JOGO apurou, hoje mesmo a contratação do médio-ofensivo do Vitória de Guimarães poderá ser finalizada.
lets wait and see if assis gets dressed in a red jersey...
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Good signing at least he won't have to play Bruno Aguiar again. And if he plays with the motivation he shown in the cup game vs Porto, which I think he hardly will because he is an inconsistent player, he could become a star.
Signings are only confirmed when their names appear on the official website.
An advise: ignore the press. The more you read, the more you dream, and when they announce "their" names won't sign, they say Benfica failed to sign him, and then who gets the blame? The board, who else The easy targets.
An advise: ignore the press. The more you read, the more you dream, and when they announce "their" names won't sign, they say Benfica failed to sign him, and then who gets the blame? The board, who else
The easy targets.
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Zahovic is no longer a Benfica player!!! 
Just heard on the radio that he and the board agreeded on releasing him, so he's now a free player.
Also heard the River president confirming that they are negociating with MSI so that Maxi López goes to Benfica and Mascherano to Chelsea during this transfer period. He also said that Lucho González is being negociated to go to Porto, but probably only in June (although Porto is trying to get him now). let's wait and see...
Just heard on the radio that he and the board agreeded on releasing him, so he's now a free player.Also heard the River president confirming that they are negociating with MSI so that Maxi López goes to Benfica and Mascherano to Chelsea during this transfer period. He also said that Lucho González is being negociated to go to Porto, but probably only in June (although Porto is trying to get him now). let's wait and see...
Yeah, but for Zahovic's position we now have Roger that returned to our club and we'll probably also sign another player. It is rumoured it will be Nuno Assis, from Guimarães, who is quite a good player.
And we do need a forward like Maxi, because Sokota is probably also leaving.
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