Beto backs under-fire Benfica player: plenty of room to grow | OneFootball

Beto spoke about Jorge Jesus joining the National Team and expressed confidence in the new cycle of the team of the quinas. During the Portugal Football Summit, the former goalkeeper also addressed Samuel Soares’s first call-up to the senior national team and offered several pieces of advice to the young Benfica keeper.

Beto delivered a particularly positive message about the Benfica goalkeeper’s potential, as he has been the target of criticism due to his recent performances: “Samuel Soares has a lot of room for growth, that growth should happen at Benfica and then be properly assessed when he is with the national team,” he said in statements to Bola na Rede.

The former Portugal international also issued a warning about the level of commitment needed to remain among those called up after reaching the senior national team: “When you are called up to the National Team, we have to place great value on what that means. It is a difficult place to reach, and it is not just about getting there, it is about getting there and staying there. Staying in the squad for the final stages, that is the challenge.”

For Beto, Jorge Jesus must be given time to implement his ideas and get to know the players at his disposal better: “It is our first call-up, not Jorge Jesus’s, it is Portugal’s, the Portuguese people’s. I invite people to judge, not right now, but to give it time. Coach Jorge Jesus has just arrived, this is the first call-up. Time is needed to implement ideas, to introduce the variations and the flexibility that he brings.”

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