Everton and the new position where Jesus placed him at Benfica: «It ended up bothering me» – Benfica

Everton arrived at Benfica in 2020 and during the stage at Luz, coach Jorge Jesus suggested that he line up as a winger [no sistema 3x5x2 ou 3x4x3], something was not to the liking of the Brazilian international. The now reinforcement of Flamengo has now revealed this discomfort. “It was a position I wasn’t used to playing in, as a winger, and that ended up bothering me because, obviously, I’m not going to deliver what was expected of me there. Everyone knows where I’m used to playing. I came from two seasons. very good, in two seasons I think I scored 43 goals, which, for a striker who plays at one end of the field, is a lot, especially for a winger, who is not normally close to the goal”, explained the player in the presentation as reinforcement do Mengão, also giving an account of the “learning and adaptation” that he lived in Portugal. “At Benfica, I had roles where I was farther away from the goal. It wasn’t what I was used to doing, but it was a learning experience and an adaptation. I managed to evolve in the tactical part and this is very important, especially in the defensive part”, he added. . The winger that Benfica signed from Grémio for 20 million euros, in 2020, also revealed how the contacts with the Rio de Janeiro team that he now reinforces took place.

“From the first moment, I was always very sincere with Marcos [Braz]. I spoke to him for the first time in January and he said that my thought was to finish the season there. [em Portugal], as we were playing in the Champions League, but he also said that he was interested in wearing this shirt. His trump card was Flamengo (laughs). We know the greatness that Flamengo has. That’s why I chose to play here”, said Cebolinha.

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By Flavio Miguel Silva