The likes of Fabio Coentrao, Aimar, Cardozo and Co are all on the wanted lists of the big teams.
With Portuguese football on the rise again, perhaps we should think about keeping some or most of the talent at home, make the league a force for Europe.
Why should our talent such as Coentrao go to Germany or Spain? I gather he is more then happy at Benfica, so seeing him in the red and white of Bayern Munich or the white or Real Madrid will not give me the same joy, unless he is wearing the red or Portugal.
Why should we not attract the TV audiences that the English Prem or the Spanish league do?
Sign contracts early when we know a player is good to show the rest we mean business.
The investment on another keeper is also something we may need to look at, we spent big on Roberto, whom so far has been hit and miss, a decent back up should make him work harder.
We only have to look at Gomes the Tottenham keeper, a player that until he had no decent challenger was conceding silly goals.
Benfica should at the end of the season fight this temptation to make a bit of money, and establish the dominance of Portuguese football by creating a squad to consistently win trophies.
Maybe follow the footprints of rivals FC Porto whom don’t sell in massive numbers or build a new squad every year.
Consistency in squads is something adapted in Premier League team, top clubs keep top players, the likes of Manchester United buy 2 players and sell fringe players, Chelsea and Arsenal are the same.
Would we not be a greater squad with the likes of Ramires, David Luis, Di Maria, still in the squad? With the addition of the new faces then I am sure Benfica would dominate the league and even Europe.
We have the beautiful stadium, we have the greatest supporters on the planet, a team that can fight the title and win it every year is what it’s needed.
Let’s keep it big, lets make it great…. We are Benfica.
