Amid the chaos, Sérgio Krithinas hails a key Benfica man: didn't hide | OneFootball

Sérgio Krithinas believes that Marco Silva came out stronger rather than weakened by Benfica’s defeat to St. Gallen (2-1). Despite the Eagles’ uninspired performance – especially in the case of Jakub Kaminski – the commentator praised the Reds’ coach’s attitude, highlighting the way he took responsibility for the setback.

In his analysis of the match, Krithinas stressed that Marco Silva did not try to justify the result by pointing to the squad absences or the stage of the season, instead choosing to acknowledge the weaknesses shown by the Benfica side.

"Benfica’s coach, to his credit, did not try to sugarcoat it or see the glass as half full: he was critical of the performance, and did not hide behind the excuse of absences or lack of fitness. There can be no recovery without first accepting it," he wrote in the newspaper 'Record'.

Even so, he believes the coach wasted an important opportunity to make a good first impression at the official start of the season, arguing that Benfica showed problems that go far beyond the absence of a few players: "Marco Silva lost the only opportunity he had for the new Benfica to make a good first impression. The absence of the World Cup players explains some things, but not everything," he said.

For Sérgio Krithinas, the main problem lay in the team’s collective organization, with St. Gallen proving superior at several moments of the match: "More than a lack of talent, what we saw in Switzerland was a lack of organization against an opponent that ran more, was more aggressive, and always got there first," he concluded.

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