come on bier, fyssas was dreadful last week and everyone was attacking from his side of coz:wallbang: i really dunno why he's playing like this this season, but its a fact ...

anyways, i hope he doesnt start again, and other than that, i agree it would be nice to see 2 strikers from the start, with the way nuno assis has been playing.....though i doubt we will...mantorras seems to work better coming from the bench for now, and im not so sure trap will wanna start nuno gomes + karadas.....hopefully our 2 black pearls will back, so that alone should improve the teams performance by miles

either way, this is like u said, another must win game, and hopefully sporting, braga and even porto (maritimo is no piece of cake) may be losing pts this weekend, and that would be just wonderful

 

I too would rather play Dos Santos instead of Fyssas, inacio, but I believe Trap will be satisfied with our greek cup-hero, given the goal we received last week did not come Fyssas' way.

 

It was 1-4 the result at Belenenses. Sokota scored.

Anyway, according to the training sessions Trap is likely to keep Moreira instead of Quim. Dos Santos, Miguel and Manuel Fernandes will return. Bier, Fyssas was really terrible against Estoril. No surprise about that. He's one of the deadliest cancers ever at the club. Regarding our conceded goals we can't make simple analysis if the goal was created on Fyssas's side or not. I know you also prefer Dos Santos so I'm not saying you want Fyssas to start. Nevertheless, he commits too many mistakes (mainly positional) and his feet aren't very charming as well... Simão is in a dreadful form period (in need of a groin surgery) and he definitely needs some support on the left-wing, something Fyssas isn't/wasn/t able to do. Dos Santos is, with no doubt, the man for the spot.

Trapattoni didn't want the team to accomodate too much and he said he made some changes to keep players alerted (Moreira and Fyssas)...

Trapattoni is a little bit afraid of Belenenses's attacking prowess (still remembering that shocking result at Restelo) so even if everyone is "demanding" Mantorras to start, Nuno Assis should play again. Besides, Belenenses are one of those rare teams in Portugal that play with only one defensive midfielder (Rui Ferreira) in their strategy. Carvalhal will put Andersson but to play as interior-right.

 

It was 1-4 the result at Belenenses. Sokota scored.

Ups, sorry, my mistake, totally forgot about that goal ... changed it

About Mantorras, probably only coming from the bench again, I'm fine with that as long as he still has enough time to do something decisive, I always hate it when Trap brings him on for 10 minutes, he should be given at least 30 or a full halftime ... though I personally would play him (when he's fit) from the start

 

This is Belenenses probable 11, Benfica need to be very careful with Paulo Sérgio who is in great form.

----------------Marco Aurélio-----------------
-Amaral---Wilson----------Pelé--------Sousa--
----------------Rui Ferreira------------------
-----Andersson---Neca-----Zé Pedro-----------
---------Antchouet---Paulo Sérgio-------------



I have a sad statistic to tell you. I'm going to watch the game in the stadium and everytime I went to watch a league match (about 7 league matches if I'm not wrong) at Estádio da Luz (old and new) they never won... It's the second match I'll watch in the new stadium after Benfica-Inter (0-0) and Benfica-Porto (0-1).

 

I have a sad statistic to tell you. I'm going to watch the game in the stadium and everytime I went to watch a league match (about 7 league matches if I'm not wrong) at Estádio da Luz (old and new) they never won...

then please sell ur tiket, will u?

on the contrary, i've never seen benfica lose roud: even if two clean goals had to be disallowed in the last time i went (vs CSKA)

 

Next time I will be in Lisbon we should go and watch a match together in Da Luz, would be interessted of the outcome, because from the home-matches I have seen live (Da Luz and Jamor/ think it was 10, had to use the every chance when I was there ) they won all but two, they lost (Beira Mar, last season, disgrace, we were far better :fero: ) ... oh and had one draw, last year's 3:3 against ... Belenenses :mute:

then please sell ur tiket, will u?

Yeah, not just for the sake of it, bet you get a good price for it too

 

we should get u a season tiket bier

 

eheh I've seen Benfica winning at Estádio da Luz but they were just friendlies (two games against Lazio in which we only won one) or Euro matches (PSV). My Alzheimer doesn't allow me to remember any more victories, I'm sorry.

 

we should get u a season tiket bier

Would be highly apreciated but first I have to get a new stipendium or finish my studies and get a job, otherwise I couldn't efford coming to Lisbon every two weeks

 

looks like Alcides might play instead of Luisão.

 

Huh? Why's that? Is Luisão injured, or has he lost Trapattoni's faith? I'm fine with Alcides, I think he's a good backup for Luisão, but if Luisão is fit I would play him anyday.

 

BENFICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

these games are becoming my weekly 90mins of torture

 

Mediocre. Terrible display from Benfica tonight. Nuno Gomes always on the floor, Miguel not helping the attack, Simão uninspired, etc etc...

I just can't understand why can't Benfica play good football anymore. Too much pressure? I don't think so. Sure, Belenenses defended practically the whole game, but that's not an excuse. We're are not playing our football, we have no creativity, no imagination, no speed, thus we deserved to suffer.
What ever happened to Miguel? He used to be our best player, but now, he doesn't even attack. If he's not well, he shouldn't play. João Pereira is full of energy and his defensive skills wouldn't be thoroughly tested on this match.
Simão needs rest or probably even a surgery, so we can't blame him.
Nuno Assis was brilliant against Moreirense, but after that, it all came downhill. I don't think he can be classified as a playmaker. Unlike Zahovic he runs a lot, but he doesn't think the game, doesn't carry the team forward, Manuel Fernandes is doing that.

Next week we'll face Penafiel. They are highly motivated since they will stay in the Superliga, and the pressure won't be too hard on them. Let's hope Braga can beat Sporting, or at least, concede a draw.

 

i dont agree, we played very well in the 1st half. did u count the opportunities of scoring we actually had?

in the 2nd half we did drop a bit, but still had full domain of the game until the time we scored. after 1-0 yes, we dropped significantly, started defending too close to our box , lost the midfield, and things could have gone wrong...

im watching porto now...they have one goal, and lost another chance, maritimo has lost maybe 2 or 3.....benfica alone wasted more than that in the 1st half ....i think we are creating enough chances to win the games easily, unfortunately we miss almost all of them, so lets hope againts penafiel we can be far more accurate, and unlike our last 20mins today, can guard the ball more efectively once we are leading.

lets really hope for a draw or braga to win instead...with joao alves away, they seem more likely to drop pts than before...and lets hope maritimo can take at least a draw tonight...porto has an easy easy calendar, and i would hate to see any bad surprises coming from them

 

Couldn't see the match tonight, still I'm happy with the result and to see Simao back on the scoresheet, even though it was just a penalty from what I read. Now we can relax and see Sporting take on Braga tomorrow.
Effective football has Benfica back roud:
Força Benfica!!! ... I could've kissed everyone around when I read the result, but I was surrounded by some drunk Punks so I stuck to a smile

 

I could've kissed everyone around when I read the result, but I was surrounded by some drunk Punks so I stuck to a smile

:dielaugh:

no lady punk there?

 

:dielaugh:

no lady punk there?

She was some hundred meters away and I couldn't have been bothered to go there because of one lone goal ... if it would've been a 3:0 or even 4:0, who knows ...

 

Alright, so a nasty game but we still came away with the 1-0 win. Now all we gotta hope for is a Sporting.

 

Went to the match as I said, I'm not a Benfica fan but my thoughts on the game briefly are this....

First half you started well, attacked quickly and got into good areas out wide where you threatened as well as going close with some excellent long range efforts. As the first half wore on I noticed your attacking got very narrow with Simao especially coming into the middle which made it easier for Belenenses to defend against.

The second half started as the first half ended with you lacking attacking options, then you scored and as a neutral the game got a lot better. I'd imagine you were all sweating when that little guy for Belenenses fired in that long range effort which your 'keeper could only parry.

Anyway, enjoyable game, excellent stadium, great atmos and I hope you go on and win the league.

 

No one can resist our stadium
Too bad it looks unfinished on the outside...