Vítor Almeida Gonçalves slams Benfica signing: virtually anonymous | OneFootball

The defeat Benfica suffered against St. Gallen (2-1) continues to spark reactions. After Pedro Sousa, it was Vítor Almeida Gonçalves’s turn to deliver harsh criticism of the Eagles’ performance, pointing the finger in particular at Jakub Kaminski. In his analysis of the match, the journalist felt the summer signing was far below expectations and failed to make Andreas Schjelderup forgotten, delivering a rather anonymous display.

"Miguel Figueiredo was the surprise in the starting eleven and did not make any costly mistakes. The problem is that he was also unable to take more control of the game, something that, it should be said, did not improve with Enzo Barrenechea. As for Tiago Gouveia, he was Benfica’s main spark, but far too wasteful. Kaminski will have to show a different side, he was virtually anonymous," he said.

Vítor Almeida Gonçalves also extended his criticism to the collective performance of Marco Silva’s team, arguing that virtually no area of the side met the demands of the match: "What went wrong in Benfica's performance? Almost everything. In truth, there was a match, the first official one of the season, but there was no football to be seen," he began.

as a result of the lack of solutions in midfield and the lack of aggression in individual duels.

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