Souffian El Karouani impresses Marco Silva, changes in defence possible at Benfica | OneFootball

Souffian El Karouani is pushing into Marco Silva’s plans at Benfica and could overtake Samuel Dahl in the pecking order in the coming weeks.

According to Glorioso 1904, Silva is working closely with El Karouani to ready him for the starting line-up.

Within the context of the Portuguese league, Silva sees El Karouani offering greater depth and attacking threat than Dahl. He also values the different qualities of the Moroccan, who had been on Porto’s radar, especially against opponents who force Benfica to take the initiative.

Despite recent improvement and public praise from Silva, Dahl is viewed internally as contributing less in attack. The staff aim to maximise El Karouani’s strengths and weave him further into the team’s patterns.

This approach does not remove Dahl from contention. The intention is to rotate the pair, given the volume of games ahead this season.

Even so, in the short to medium term, El Karouani is likely to gain ground and may claim a first-choice spot. Silva believes that once fully adapted to the team’s demands, he could be a more influential option for specific league fixtures.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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