Alert, Benfica! Reason revealed for Dedic’s absence against Tondela | OneFootball

Amar Dedic requires a more personalized management due to his fatigue. According to reports, the right-back, who joined Benfica during the summer transfer window, is causing some concern for the technical team, led by José Mourinho, regarding his current form.

As revealed by the newspaper Record in today's edition, February 3, the Bosnian's physical condition in recent matches, where he experienced significant fatigue during the game against Real Madrid, was the real reason the Special One chose to rest the number 17 in the draw against Tondela.

According to the same source, Dedic is aware of his physical condition and, keeping that in mind, has been very committed to recovery work to be fit to help the team. Nevertheless, the right-back is still being closely monitored.

In recent weeks, Amar Dedic has only been used in matches against Porto (a loss in the Portuguese Cup) and Real Madrid; in between, the star was rested in the victory against Estrela da Amadora and the draw with Tondela, where Daniel Banjaqui was called to cover the right side of the defense.

Truth be told, José Mourinho intends to be as careful as possible with the Bosnian, who is already one of the players with the most minutes in the squad, and given the delay in Alexander Bah becoming an option, the Special One aims to manage the number 17 to avoid another injury crisis in the team.

This season, wearing the Benfica jersey, Amar Dedic — valued at 15 million euros — has played a total of 32 official matches: 15 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 12 in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and one in the Super Cup. In the 2,728 minutes he has been on the pitch, the Bosnian has recorded one goal and three assists.

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