If he does not close the renewal file within the next two weeks, Rafa Silva will become a free player to sign a pre-agreement with another club from January 1st.
The 30-year-old striker has been an essential part of Roger Schmidt, who praised his performances and put into perspective the fact that he missed many blatant scoring opportunities.
«Rafa is in great shape. If you are able to have many opportunities in a game, it means you are doing very well, because it is not easy to have so many shots in front of goal, have good timing, clearances, be involved in combinations and still be able to appear in the area. And he has been doing very well. It’s always a good sign to be able to create many opportunities”, said the Benfica coach in preview of this Sunday’s game with Sp. Braga.
Schmidt considered that the fact that Rafa is not very effective in front of goal has to do with his characteristics and refused any association with a kind of greater nervousness due to the fact that he is entering the final stretch of his contract and still does not have a future defined. «Rafa is not that effective and I would like to score more goals, because he gives everything in the game. But also his style of play. If he was effective, he could score 25 or 30 goals each season. He doesn’t always score, but that has nothing to do with his contract. It has to do with the style of play. Of course we hope it continues like this, but a little more effective », he pointed out with a smile.
2023-12-16 13:24:30
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