Álvaro Magalhães hails Benfica starter's rise: He's transformed | OneFootball

Samuel Dahl has been improving under José Mourinho’s command. Álvaro Magalhães, a former Benfica footballer, highlights that although the Swedish left-back always had attacking quality, his defensive improvement is clear.

"He is much more careful, better positioned, he occupies spaces well in a different way. He is more assured, consistent, balanced". Comparing the winger before and after the arrival of the Special One, Álvaro Magalhães notes clear differences.

"With the demands of the coach himself, there is a very different Dahl under José Mourinho. He did well in front of Carreras, but I didn’t like him at left-back. Now he is another player, we have to give credit to the coach," he told the newspaper 'O Jogo'.

Despite his defensive evolution, the former player stresses that Samuel Dahl, who missed out on a national team call-up, can still grow offensively: "We can still see more, he can do more with goals and assists. José Mourinho spoke to him and worked with him so that he would know how to become more stable".

This season, in the service of Benfica, Samuel Dahl - valued at 12 million euros - has already made 46 appearances: 26 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 13 in the Champions League, four in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup and one in the Super Cup. .

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