I think Braga does have potential, but they still need to improve a lot in the future and shouldn't draw so often, given their solid and solid performances if not Gil Vicente will be the team chasing them. Mentality is crucial. Watching Porto this season, it's clear that they're incredibly solid and don't rely solely on one or two stars; their collective play is what drives their consistent results. Yesterday's match against Sporting was a strong statement that they're not just 'title contenders', but major contenders, and they could very well lift the trophy this season.
I think this year we're seeing the weakest version of Braga. They usually have a good start to the season, which didn't happen. Perhaps the pressure to win the Europa League playoffs created greater wear and tear on the team, but such poor performance at the beginning of the season is not common.
Honestly, I don't see Braga this season being as competitive as we're used to. But maybe this break for the national teams can help us catch our breath and things can start to be different from now on.
Whenever a season starts in the Portuguese league, I don't expect much from Braga. At most, I see them fighting for third or fourth place, not in second or first place. That's why I'm not surprised by their current performance, because at the end of the season, that third or fourth position will be theirs. This has become so normal for many years that perhaps they don't even need to try very hard at the beginning of the season.
They can focus more on European competitions and then focus on third or fourth place in the league. Because apart from Porto, Benfica, and Sporting, I don't see another team that can compete with Braga. In the Portuguese league, positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 have guaranteed owners; they just change positions every year. But the four teams continue to occupy the four spots.