Luís Pedro Sousa singles out Benfica player: not much of a grafter | OneFootball

Luís Pedro Sousa believes that Benfica’s win over Aarhus (3-1) felt like too little and criticizes the use of Lukebakio, whom he considers to have a "not very hard-working profile". The commentator feels that the Eagles had the ability to build a much more comfortable lead and also questions some of Marco Silva’s choices, namely the late introduction of Richard Ríos and Schjelderup.

"It was a win that felt like too little, yes. Given the attacking flow and the chances wasted during the first half, Benfica squandered a golden opportunity to put the tie to bed. Half the job is done, that is true, but Aarhus left the Luz with a glimmer of hope they did not deserve," it says in the newspaper 'Record'.

The fact that Ríos and Schjelderup only came on in the last 20 minutes was also criticized: "It is hard to justify, of course. First of all because, by the seventh official match, it is hard to understand how these two players are still not part of the starting eleven. Then, because the team needed shaking up right at the start of the second half. It was losing rhythm and clarity. In the case of central midfield, there is also the fact that Leandro Barreiro picked up an early yellow card and was risking a sending-off that would have been highly damaging for Benfica."

As for the decision to bring on Kaminski instead of Lukebakio, Luís Pedro Sousa does not attach much significance to it, but he points to a trait in the left-footer that is not favored by Benfica’s current coach. "It means little. We already know that Marco Silva, like José Mourinho, is not a fan of the Belgian’s not very hard-working profile."

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