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After Benfica conceded nine goals in the last three games (two in the League and one in the Europa League), the Reds beat Paredes 1-0, but without many of the usual ones. Asked about the defensive problems previously highlighted by his team, Jorge Jesús was caustic.
«Benfica conceded goals today? Until matchday five we were the team with the most goals scored and the fewest conceded, then we conceded six goals in two league games. There were several factors for this to happen and we know what they are. Working on that was not possible after the game with SC Braga, because the two center-backs who played those games were in the national teams, “he said.
Asked about the young people he presented in the team, the red coach highlighted João Ferreira (“he was the best,” he said) and assumed that he “expected more” from Gonçalo Ramos. “Any coach likes to pitch to the youngsters, but if the youngsters don’t have quality, forget it. We tried to see five of these youngsters in competition, some better than others. It is not overnight that a 19-year-old appears, with a few exceptions. It was the older ones who sustained the game, ”he explained.
