Mourinho on Sidny Cabral's arrival, likens him to Benfica's first-choice | OneFootball

José Mourinho commented on the arrival of Sidny Cabral at Benfica, which has already been confirmed by an Estrela da Amadora official. In the preview of the trip to Braga, the coach heaped high praise on the winger, highlighted his versatility, and compared him to Fredrik Aursnes.

"He is one of those players who greatly benefit their team due to being truly versatile. Even talking to him, you can tell that it’s all the same to him in terms of enjoyment and confidence. It makes no difference whether he plays on the right, left, as a full-back or a winger,” José Mourinho began by saying.

“He gives a team security in terms of options, a bit like Aursnes. I would say that if Aursnes or one day are on the bench, instead of needing nine players on the bench, you only need five. Those guys can play in four different positions,” added the coach of the Eagles.

“But he’s a player who also forces me to look for what’s best for him. I know he can play in all four positions, he’s happy to play in all four, but there’s always one where the player is strongest. And I have to help him find out because he himself doesn’t really know,” Mourinho concluded.

This season, wearing the Estrela da Amadora shirt, Sidny Cabral - valued at 2 million euros - played 16 matches: 15 in Liga Portugal Betclic and one in the Taça de Portugal. In the 1,358 minutes he was on the pitch, the winger scored five goals and provided three assists.

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