Unhappy with the squad? What Marco Silva said after Benfica v Flamengo | OneFootball

Marco Silva reflected on the 2-1 defeat in the friendly against Flamengo, but also on the first two weeks of work at the Club. After the match, the Benfica coach admitted that the Club needs to sign players for certain positions.

"Little by little, we are integrating the players who are arriving. We also need to wait for the players who are at the Club World Cup. We cannot hide the fact that they are key players for us and then continue to keep an eye on the market. We want to strengthen the squad in positions where we clearly need it, and we will do so. But now we have to look at the players we have with us and with whom we have been working over these two weeks, and make them understand our ideas as quickly as possible," he said in comments to BTV.

About the match itself, the former Fulham manager said that the Flamengo team put on some "theater". "The game had some very specific characteristics, almost like an official match in some aspects, some theatrics as well, which apparently is part of it. But it is what it is. (We want to) prepare ourselves in the best way possible," he said.

Along the same lines, Marco Silva admitted the bitter taste of defeat. "It was a somewhat slow first half. In the final third, we were not the team we want to be and will be, with little speed and aggression against the opposition. After the goal, we were more aggressive in the final third. With the change to the back four, it took us a little while to get there, we did not find the spaces, and when we did, we managed to create three or four clear chances to level the game. But we lost and, even though it is pre-season, we are Benfica and we do not like having this feeling at the end of a match", he said.

To conclude, the Benfica coach warned that the fans’ real satisfaction should be saved for May. "What matters to me is leaving the fans with a good impression when May comes. With greater or lesser difficulties, with a lot that will be said, many people need to stay calm. Then, in May, we will talk", he concluded, speaking to DAZN.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.