When Rui Costa took to the stage of Benfica’s first General Assembly after the hiring of Roger Schmidt (with an approval of almost 75% of the club’s budget) there was almost a need to explain the commitment by the German coach to put everything and everyone on the same page “It was a year that was below the parchments required by Benfica. I am not satisfied and I know none of you will be. For that reason, we have already initiated a change in the structure of football and we chose a coach who will change the paradigm of what we want for the future, with the aim of making the team more competitive, given that training, as I have said, will always occupy a special place in defining the squad”, he said. . And the changes, some more visible than others, began to be understood throughout the preseason.
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Source: Observadora
