Bruno Baltazar unsure about Benfica target: doubts over instant impact | OneFootball

Portuguese coach Bruno Baltazar, currently in charge of Radomiak Radom in Poland, analyzed the profile of Marcel Regula, a 19-year-old forward who has been identified by Benfica at Zaglebie Lubin. Speaking about the young Polish under-21 international, he praised his potential but does not believe he would make an immediate impact.

"He is promising and breaks a little from the Polish stereotype. For the national team he plays as the main attacking reference, while at club level he operates as a right winger, but honestly I do not see him as a winger. He is hard to dispossess, finishes well with both feet, and has a nose for goal," he told newspaper 'A Bola'.

The coach also stressed the player’s statistical output and impact in the competitive context in which he plays, saying that “he obviously has potential. A young player who manages to establish himself and score goals—six goals and three assists in 27 matches—in a league as physical and demanding as the Polish one… has an interesting profile.”

However, when asked about a possible adaptation to Benfica’s environment and Portuguese football, Baltazar was cautious: “Regula would arrive at 19 to a level of demand he has never experienced, and I believe he would hardly be able to make an immediate impact. But he could be an interesting medium- to long-term project. He has room for development, but honestly, I have doubts about an immediate impact. But he is very interesting, I repeat.”

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