S.L. Benfica [2008/2009]

[Tosiek]

Awesome if that happens. Portugal is the right place for Ebi because of his technique skills and ability to be in the right place in the penalty area. He only needs a bit more support from the head coach than he had at Racing. Smolarek must play regularly because Poland needs him for WC qualification.

 

[Coruja]

Looks like Petit was confirmed in FC Koln. 6 years with the eagle in the chest, good luck to him.

 

[Capela]

it's time to loan or sell player to shorten the squad i think that there are 4 player who must not be part of the squad
luis filipe, edcarlos, binya (probably the worst player i ever seen playing for benfica and i've seen a lot of bad players) and makukula
it also seems that petit is leaving (good luck to him) so i think the squad should be:
quim, moreira, bruno costa
nelson, pereira, leo, ribeiro, luisao, david luiz, sidnei, m.victor
yebda, bastos, katsouranis, amorim, martins, di maria, assis, balboa, aimar and another winger
cardozo, n.gomes, urreta and another striker

 

[Capela]

petit will leave in a free transfer. WTF ???
karagounis and butt have already left that way and i really don't see a good reason.
of course it's good for him cause he'll earn twice what he earned at benfica but i think it's an incredibly bad deal for benfica....
anyway best of luck to him

 

[Coruja]

We have to be more fast in the negotiations, because Quique has to prepare the squad to the season, Benfica in this moment is the most incomplete team in terms of organization and in terms of "Team" ( Talking about the 3 bigs ) so i hope we can get Luis Garcia this week to put aside the forward question and dispense some players like Edcarlos, Luis Filipe, etc.

 

[portugal2167]

Quique is looking to get rid of Makukula, Nuno Assis, Luis Filipe, Edcarlos, Zoro, and Sepsi. 4 defenders that's going to cause some problems. Well if he gets rid of them.

 

[portugal2167]

Benfica might be interested in Edu from Real Betis. I have seen him play and he's good but in betis his salary is 1.2mil a season.

 

[Coruja]

I think we dont need Edu, we have players for Petit's position that are showing some service. I prefer spend that money in a good left winger.
I hope monday we'll get to see Luis Garcia in Benfica.

 

[portugal2167]

Benfica played better as a team today than in the last matches, but this still aren't good enough with the team they have. Also Aimar is not a good foward so Quique should play him in the midfield and Sidnei looked like a good cb much better than edcarlos.
this is the formation i want to see
4-4-2(diamond)
--------------------Quim----------------------
Nelson--David Luiz--Miguel Vitor/Sidnei--Leo
---------------Carlos Martins-----------------
Balboa-----------------------------Di Maria
-----------------Pablo Aimar----------------
----Luis Garcia/Nuno Gomes-----Cardozo-----

 

[Arnau]

I think we dont need Edu, we have players for Petit's position that are showing some service. I prefer spend that money in a good left winger.
I hope monday we'll get to see Luis Garcia in Benfica.

edu is striker

 

[Coruja]

Goal Videos:

0-1

http://videos.sapo.pt/duhAK4bFfPF9nIQKl2Nr

0-2

http://videos.sapo.pt/pakgPsQ9sHgAScyy8ylC

1-2

http://videos.sapo.pt/cs8eMQONeGensLjw5S4A

2-2

http://videos.sapo.pt/JWlk8i9shiWDi8WEz08V​

 

[Coruja]

edu is striker

Im talking about Eduardo Costa from Espanyol, i think that portugal2167 is mistaken because the news talked about the signing of Luis Garcia, and Edu comes inclued in the transfer, of course that's just newspaper rumors.

 

[Arnau]

aaah lol so my mistake. but luis garcia sign is dead, benfica dont wanna pay what espanyol want.

 

[Coruja]

Hum, i dont think so, They're close, and the president of Espanyol said to Garcia that his future maybe is in Benfica, Garcia wants to come, so that is good for us, and Benfica offered 10 Million €, Espanyol wants 12 Million, so let's see.. Benfica will give a conlusive answer in Monday.

 

[portugal2167]

yea sry my mistake on edu but i read that benfica wouldn't offer more than 8 million for luis garcia

 

[Coruja]

Yes, i read that too, and i read 6 Million, 10 Million, 9 Million... Every newspaper has a different value. But i think that 10 Million is the right one, because it appears in majority on the media, but let's see.. Monday, all this confusion is gone ( I hope so ).

Talking about today's game. It was weak, but i liked Sidnei and Makukula that tried and scored a great goal, well... more experiencies like last week.

 

[portugal2167]

Reyes from Atletico Madrid signed a contract with benfica

 

[Coruja]

wow, i saw that in the news, and... just WOW. I know that he made a weak season, but is a great player.. and in the portuguese liga, he can make a good season.

 

[Tiago_10]

20:49 - Futebol - Benfica
José António Reyes apresentado amanhã

O Benfica garantiu hoje mais uma aquisição de peso, segundo apurou O JOGO: o internacional espanhol José António Reyes, do Atlético do Madrid. O clube da capital espanhola chegou a acordo com Reyes, um extremo esquerdo de 24 anos que jogou no Sevilha, no Arsenal, no Real Madrid e no Atlético de Madrid. Um jogador-chave para um dos lugares que Quique Flores mais tem necessidade de preencher. Reyes será apresentado na Luz amanhã.

Yeah, both O Jogo and Record confirm that. Also if anyone didn't watch the match the commentator also said is was very close.

 

[portugal2167]

in the game today between benfica and vitoria i think benfica was lucky to win. They should be playing better and in the 2nd half when aimar went a little more towards the midfield he played much better. He's a great player but hes only an ok foward.