Signing a 'shot': Grimaldo is fed up with Benfica's level

Álex Grimaldo has been one of the scarce positive notes of the Benfica in the 2021-22. The side formed in the FC Barcelona adds 6 goals and 9 assistances in 48 parties, which have been insufficient to help to the 'eagles' to win some title. After consummating the third season in white for the club of Lisbon, the Spanish defender did a hard self-criticism and demanded to the managerial do the necessary changes to arm a competitive staff of face to the 2022-23.

"This can not continue like this. They are three years without titles. In almost seven years here achieved nine titles and in the last three, any. It is a disappointment", manifested Grimaldo to the channel of the club after falling in front of the Carry the Saturday (0-1). The defeat in the classical supposed for the 'dragons' a new title, since to a date of the end of the tournament add 88 points, six more than the Sporting. The Benfica, by his part, grieve is third with 71 units.

Thus, the ones of Lisbon will have to contest the previous phase of the Champions League to try classify to the phase of groups. This year, the directed by Nélson Veríssimo reached the quarter-finals after deleting to the Ajax in eighth (2-3 global). In this regard, Grimaldo ensured that "the team was not well in the season and need a lot of changes" to go back to compete in the next season.

The one of Valencia arrived to the Stadium gives Light in the summer of 2016 pertinent of the Barça B. In return of 2.1 million euros. Today, his value of market in Transfermarkt is of 20 'kilos' and, to a year to culminate his agreement with the Benfica, the Barça follows very attentive to his future. In front of the refusal of the lusos to negotiate, the club will try ficharle free next summer, with which ficharía to a replacement of guarantee for Jordi Alba.

The side 'loaded' against the arbitration luso

Further of the self-criticism by the bad season of the Benfica, Grimaldo also criticised to the arbitration of the party in front of the Carry. For the left-handed side, the so much of Darwin Núñez in the sixth minute of the addition did not seem offside. "What casualidad that it have been by two centimetres (the offside)! The truth is that we have lost a lot of points by external causes (referee's decisions) and this shield of the Benfica deserves a respect that have not had. We are fed up of what has happened during the season and this has to finish some day", sentenced the defender. The ones of Lisbon will culminate the season next Sunday visiting to the Paços of Ferreira.