Obrador left out for management? Benfica star: We must be careful... | OneFootball

Bruno Lage said he was very pleased with Obrador's debut for Benfica's main team. The coach commented on the incidents of the match against Tondela, which ended with a 3-0 victory for the eagles, and left some words for the young Spanish full-back who stepped onto the Estádio da Luz for the first time last Saturday, August 23.

"I was pleased with the debut, I believe it's not easy to leave a team from the Spanish second division [Deportivo] and have the debut he had. Today the main goal - the team's physical management - was achieved. We had the perspective that it would be more difficult for players who don't have a game rhythm to support the 90 minutes, rather than those who have more game time," the Benfica coach began to explain.

He continued, mentioning the player again: "With the interval between games and the trip [from Turkey] we understood that this was the right moment and we have a squad to do it. As we felt that we had to change to keep the team alive in the game, we made substitutions. Obrador had already played close to 80 minutes in the B team, today he played around 60, had a good level, we're in August and we expect much more from everyone."

About the drop in performance in the second half, Bruno Lage explained: "We anticipated this when we chose the eleven. We took advantage of all the moments of time to train those who don't have a game rhythm. We have to be careful not to arrive at the game with tired players."

"Some players are doing the preseason, we have to have that awareness. We have very clear objectives in the month of August, we conquered a trophy. We have a Champions League to secure on Wednesday and we have the championship that is our priority. The most important thing was to win. We scored three goals and didn't concede any," the Benfica coach concluded.

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