Benfica signing labelled a flop, but Sérgio Krithinas says it's early | OneFootball

Jakub Kaminski’s arrival at Benfica has still not lived up to the expectations created among the fans and the media. The Polish winger has had few minutes under Marco Silva and, so far, has still not managed to be directly involved in any of the Eagles’ goals. Sérgio Krithinas, however, believes it is still too early to draw any definitive conclusions about the Benfica signing.

“The heavy investment in Marco Silva did not leave much room for things to go very differently, but the truth is that you can see the club moving in the market to match the coach’s playing idea. That was the case with Lenglet and with Durán — and before anyone talks about Kaminski, it is clearly too early to have any very definitive ideas about the Pole,” it says in the newspaper 'Record'.

The commentator also addressed the signing of João Palhinha, considering that few arrivals at the Estádio da Luz in recent years have had a similar media impact. For Krithinas, the return of the Portuguese international takes on a special dimension because of his historic connection toSporting and, above all, because it meets one of Marco Silva’s main demands for midfield.

He is the piece the coach wanted most for the midfield puzzle, increasing optimism among the fans.”

The analyst therefore looks at the current moment with some optimism, even going so far as to joke about the usual instability in the Eagles’ dugout: “Benfica are starting a season from scratch and, this time, they will not change coach in September. Stability around an idea is an excellent starting point.”

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