Sport Lisboa e Benfica – S3/S4 Review

Season 3 just finish and Benfica manager Nuno Bento was happy to avoid relegation again.

Lisbon side got a non honorable 14º place! 

On an interview to Benfica TV Bento answered some questions like:

What can you tell us about the future of Benfica after a poor season for the fans?! 

 “14º can look bad for a club with Benfica dimension, but lets be honest, when i arrived here the team was weak and old now we have some of the best talents in the World! President Vieira is doing everything to keep them so we can fight for better positions in the future! 

Our tactic of bet in the youth is now starting to look the right option, our youth is becoming important in our first team! Benfica fans are now proud of the team, happy to see glories like Cancelo, Grimaldo, Semedo, Gomes coming back to Lisbon! Players like Carrasco and João Mário who were impossible to get before and now are here with us! Benfica will be more consistent in a near future i can assure that to everyone! I hope next season will be our last struggling like we did the past two!” 

What can the fans expect for Season 4? The team will get new names?!

 “On our Season 4 the team will be stronger! Ou Attack are now near to what i dream to Benfica! Our GK is now a World Class one so no problems in that position to! The main problem will be the same as ever! Our defense with amazing but to young and low rate players. I believe in them so they are the ones who will be in the start eleven! New names in Lisbon will be very difficult, the players i admire and i think can be a good option for our squad are very expensive, so cant see how he will manage to bring more players in! But im very happy with my team!”

Can we expect more youth players to enter the main Squad?

“Off course you can, look at our youth, you can find players like Thiago Maia and Olimpic Champion, Oyarzabal already team A cap for a NT like spain, Lafont and Diop shining in France for Toulouse, Mbappe that is worldwide known, Ikone that despite is young age is getting minutes in a team like PSG! Lets be patient, but i believe we will get more players to our main squad to our team this season! 

Can we expect a better place next season?

“Yes yes, im sure we can! Cant see this team fighting to promotion but at least getting a top 10 place! Lets hope we can manage it! But like i said before we are not making a squad to win one year, We are building a squad to win and be competitive many years! We want to be a top club!”

On a final note Bento informed that Pré-Season of Benfica will be made in Benfica Academy Seixal during this and the next week! Training sessions will be open for supporters and press on Tuesday and Friday mornings! Friendly scheudle is be out during this week,

Exclusive Benfica TV (17-10-2016)