RAFA SILVA'S COLLAPSE: SEARCHING FOR BESIKTAS

Experienced footballer Rafa Silva, playing for Portuguese Super League giant Benfica, is going through one of the most turbulent and out-of-form periods of his career. The 33-year-old Portuguese star, who experienced major crises with both the black-and-white management and the manager of the time, Sergen Yalçın, while being the darling of the Beşiktaş fans and parted ways with the team in a very eventful way last January, unfortunately could not find the stability he was looking for upon his return to his country. Rafa Silva, who won the appreciation of the stands with the magnificent performance he displayed under the black and white jersey, caught wonderful statistics of 20 goals and 11 assists by playing a total of 55 matches in his Turkish career. However, the Benfica career of the experienced player has literally turned into a nightmare in recent weeks. The attacking player, who actually started the season in a very promising way, seemed to have proven his quality again by leaving 5 goals in the opponent's nets and making 1 assist to his teammates in the first 8 matches he played with the Portuguese team. However, this bright start came to an end and the star footballer experienced a massive decline physically as well. The talented player, who has not been able to contribute to the score in any way for the last 8 matches he played, has literally disappeared on the pitch and become the focal point of criticism. The 33-year-old footballer, who fell far short of expectations especially in Portuguese League matches, caused great disappointment to his fans by finding only 1 goal this season in the matches he played in the league. This serious decline experienced on the pitch by the experienced name, who is desperately missing his Beşiktaş days, also entered among the topics most discussed by the local Portuguese press. It remains a matter of great curiosity whether Rafa Silva, who aimed to open a new page in his career after the deep argument he had with Sergen Yalçın and the management, will be able to shake off this heavy dead soil on him in the coming weeks. Unlike his successful days in Istanbul, the experienced winger, who is having great difficulties in Lisbon, cannot be a cure for his team's blockage in the attacking lines. This period of poor form seems to have the potential to negatively affect his future career.

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