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In an interview that you can read in this Saturday’s edition of A BOLA, Alejandro Grimaldo, 24, guarantees to be ready to fly in the sixth consecutive season as an eagle. Confident and composed, look directly at what is coming, without forgetting what was left behind. With Jorge Jesús “it is a maximum requirement”. And that “will be seen”, he guarantees.
– As they say, new season, new life, even more with a new coach. What were the first impressions of Jorge Jesús?
– They are very good. As I said, the rest of the group and I are very motivated with the arrival of the man. Some of the players who had worked with him before had already spoken highly of him, something that soon motivated us, and the truth is that the ideas he is instilling are to the liking of all the players, they are very good for the team and I think that this will be seen in the field quickly.
– So the expectations of everything they said about him were confirmed?
– Yes, it was confirmed, everything they said was correct and I think it is a reason for joy for all. I think we can do great things this year.
– Several of his teammates said they had never worked so hard in a preseason. Has the level of demand risen?
– Yes, it is a maximum requirement. And we are working hard both tactically and physically. I think there will be a new Benfica, especially on the physical side. The team is getting very strong and I think it will be able to maintain this pace throughout the year.
– Jorge Jesús’ teams play offensive football, but it is due to defensive consistency that the coach begins to organize everything. Makes sense?
– Yes. The lord is on top of the world, you can see it in the way he talks tactically, but even anything he can tell you is different. This is already noticeable in the team and will be noticed from now on …
– Do you feel that now you can evolve faster?
– Yes, Mr. Jorge Jesús will help me a lot and will improve things that I need to improve a lot, so I am very motivated, both myself and the team, because we know that we will improve a lot at a collective and individual level.
– Benfica is making a great investment this season, they have already signed international players such as Cebolinha and Jan Vertonghen, they broke the Portuguese football transfer record with Darwin Núñez. Do you think you have more conditions this season to achieve the title of national champion?
– I think we have a great team, very good, and several factors have come together, the players and the technical team can make a good connection and achieve great things.
– Is Jesus a different coach from the previous ones?
– Yes, it is … it fixes the smallest aspects a lot, corrects very small things and it is these details that can make the difference. He is a coach who is tactically fixed in everything that happens on the field.
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