Tomás da Cunha liked Benfica's defending: unusually surprising display | OneFootball

Tomás da Cunha analyzed Benfica’s performance against Aarhus (3-1) and highlighted several of the solutions found by Marco Silva throughout the match. Among the aspects that most surprised the commentator was Samuel Dahl’s performance, with the Swede taking on an important role in the team’s overall functioning.

“Marco Silva is trying to make the most of the Swede’s forward runs into central areas,” the commentator wrote on social media.

Benfica’s pressing was also highlighted by Tomás da Cunha, who considered decisive the way the team adapted its off-the-ball behavior, using man-oriented references to increase aggression and force mistakes from the opposition. Enzo Barrenechea also earned a special mention.

For the commentator, the use of the Argentine in that position could even offer clues as to what Marco Silva may explore in the future. The solution allowed Benfica to respond to the system presented by the opposition and gave the Reds’ coach another option in a match in which the team showed the ability to adapt different mechanisms.

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