Son questions Rui Costa's call at Benfica: a casting error | OneFootball

Dodi Lukebakio could be on his way out of Benfica in this summer transfer window. The SAD led by Rui Costa is open to considering offers for the Belgian international, who is not seen as an indispensable player by Marco Silva for the 2026/27 season. Given this scenario, coach Laurindo Filho analyzed the winger’s situation and was highly critical of the player’s signing, arguing that the move never made sense from a sporting point of view.

"Lukebakio was a casting mistake. Nothing against the player in particular, but it never seemed to me that, considering the context he came from, he was the kind of player who could arrive at Benfica and create a major impact and be the one to solve the team’s collective problems. Because that’s what this is about," he said.

In the same analysis, Laurindo Filho extended his criticism to the Eagles’ transfer policy, arguing that the club has prioritized signing players for their individual characteristics instead of looking for solutions that address the team’s needs as a collective unit.

"Benfica, year after year, tries to solve collective problems by adding players with a certain type of individual characteristics. That’s not how football works. At any competitive level, things are not solved simply by the arrival of players with certain individual characteristics," he argued.

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