Trubin or Samu Soares? Mário Figueiredo picks Benfica's best keeper | OneFootball

Marco Silva’s decision to back Samuel Soares in Benfica’s goal continues to spark debate. Since the start of the season, Anatoliy Trubin has only started in the two matches against St. Gallen, while the goalkeeper developed at Seixal has taken the starting spot and earned the coach’s trust.

For Mário Figueiredo, the Reds manager’s decision is precisely about giving the young goalkeeper continuity, in order to see how he responds when the level of difficulty increases: "I think Marco Silva may be waiting, just as many of us are. That is, when the matches start getting tougher and the opponents are at Benfica’s level, how Samuel Soares will play," he began by explaining.

with whom the Eagles want to renew: "We’ve seen Trubin for three seasons and we know what he is worth. He makes a lot of saves, but every now and then there’s a howler. We still haven’t seen everything from Samuel; he has a future, but he lacks consistency and number of games," he added.

, similar to what has already happened with Trubin, but he believes the central issue is the ability to maintain a high level on a regular basis.

"For me, Trubin is better than Samuel at this moment, because we have a basis for comparison. We have points of comparison for Trubin that we do not have for Samuel. I understand why Samuel is playing every game, and there is no doubt that Marco Silva is trying to stick with his choice. The question is, how will Samuel react in the games where he has more work to do? I’m not saying he won’t make a howler like Trubin. The issue here has to do with that consistency," he concluded.

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