Joshua Wynder at Benfica

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  1. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Josh returned to training with the B-team at the start of May, but the only evidence of this was a now-deleted IG story post that was captured by one of the Serbenfiquista posters on May 9th:

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    The only match report on Benfica's website from May (May 10th vs Belenenses) indicates that he was still "recovering", and none of the public match reports from Benfica B's last 2 matches mention him as a sub.

    Miserable first season in Lisbon... hope he's able to take some time over the next few weeks to mentally prepare and then come back ready to impress next season.
     
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  2. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
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    Friendlies update:

     
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  3. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Glad to see he's at least "friendly-fit"! Year 1 at Benfica starts now (don't look at the contract he signed).
     
  4. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Started another friendly for the B-team. Followup tweet indicates that his was a "sub-everyone at halftime" kinda pre-season friendly.

     
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  5. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Also, Josh was allegedly not released for the U20 WCQ tournament. I think this is a positive sign that Benfica still have plans for him this season:

     
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  6. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Started in a friendly last week and scored his first goal for Benfica B:

     
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  7. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Also started in their last pre-season friendly 3 days ago. It was a 2-0 loss, but he seems to be a locked-in starter for Benfica B this year!



    Benfica B starts their season in 2 days. Fingers crossed for a productive season for Josh
     
  8. m vann

    m vann Moderator
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    Colorado Rapids, Celtic FC, & Louisville City
    Sep 10, 2002
    Denver, CO
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    It’s my understanding that the aforementioned sports hernia caused a ton of issues not just to the groin area — legs and hips.It derailed a whole season. Benfica seems to really like him so I'm expecting a breakout year of sorts for him. Kid oozes talent. His older brother (21) Elijah is having a breakout season at Lou City. I’ve heard some rumors he might explore Europe after the season.
     
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  9. glutton4Bolts

    glutton4Bolts Member+

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    Mar 18, 2019
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    I was pretty high on him when he departed for Benfica... Too bad that injury hit his development so much but he is still young. The US could really use another young CB w/ MNT potential. I wish he was already in play for the A team... but if he solidifies himself for B early he could get first team minutes this season. <fingers-crossed>
     
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  10. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    I think I forgot that Europe does DD/MM/YY, not MM/DD/YY. Benfica B's season starts on Saturday :p
     
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  11. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

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  12. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    They ended up losing 2-1, but the general consensus I can find is that Josh was a bright spot. Many in the Serbenfiquista forum had him as the best Benfica player on the field outside of the goal. Wild match, Benfica had 2 sending offs AND missed a penalty to tie.
     
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  13. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    One of the best players of the match day according to SofaScore:



    Also, what a world we live in: SofaScore now has detailed stats for matches in Portugal's 2nd division!
     
  14. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Went 90' in a 2-0 win vs Torreense on Sunday. SofaScore gave him a 7.3, and his best stat was probably going 51/54 on all passes including being credited with one key pass. The benfiquistas who watched were very complimentary, with two posters calling him "special".

    So far so good for Josh!
     
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  15. kruck

    kruck Member+

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    The Prince that was Promised?

    The one to break the YA in Portugal curse?
     
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  16. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Started and went 80' yesterday in a 1-0 win. No stats on SofaScore this time, but the benfiquistas are very complimentary of Josh yet again.

    On the other hand, there was also this exchange:
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    edit: of course another poster quoted poster A and just said "Freddy Adu"... they're just like us.
     
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  17. Casper

    Casper Member+

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    Scores again today...
     
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  18. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
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    Oct 16, 2017
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  19. m vann

    m vann Moderator
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    Nice, thundering header. Wynder basically just dunked on someone.

    Seeing him in the celebration…. I swear he’s grown 2 inches and put on 15 lbs of muscle. Looks like an adult and not a skinny kid!
     
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  20. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Benfica B won 3-2, looks like Wynder went the distance. Benfiquistas are still excited: "I appreciate this player more and more.. he is a great centerback project," says one user.

    On the senior team, there's probably gonna be an opening at CB next season: Otamendi is rumored to be leaving, and Morato (23 y.o CB who benched Jan Vertonghen last season) is about to sign for Forrest. Some fans think that Benfica will look to the market to fill that gap, but if Wynder has a good enough season... :whistling:
     
  21. kruck

    kruck Member+

    Jan 12, 2008
    Houston, TX
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    Wasn't expecting to see him on the score sheet in 2/3 games.

    Always nice to have a goal dangerous CB.
     
  22. Rahbiefowlah

    Rahbiefowlah Member+

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  23. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    Josh started on the bench and entered in the 59' in a 2-2 draw vs UD Oliveirense. SofaScore gave him a better rating than the guy he replaced, FWIW.
     
  24. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017
    AHHHHH, okay, so the reason Josh didn't start was because the senior team dropped Adrian Bajrami down to get some fitness. On Twitter, one of the more popular fan accounts said:

    "I understand that Benfica should drop Bajrami, who has played very little and will play very little for the first team. But Joshua Wynder shouldn't be losing minutes because of that."
     
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  25. zlatan_but_a_car

    Botswana Meat Commission FC
    United States
    Oct 16, 2017


    Possibly picked up some sort of injury…
     

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