António Figueiredo on Benfica crisis and warns: If it goes wrong again... | OneFootball

António Figueiredo is showing reluctance regarding the current situation surrounding Benfica's coaching position. The former club official spoke about José Mourinho’s departure and offered Rui Costa some advice about the new coach. In the view of the commentator as well, the Eagles’ president should not give in to the "popular will".

"If things go wrong again next season, he should resign, call elections, and not run. He should make that commitment publicly," began António Figueiredo, Benfica’s former vice-president for football, sounding concerned about what has happened in recent weeks.

"By then, we won’t be talking about months, but a year and a half after the elections," warned the former Eagles official, explaining that Benfica’s current board has very little room for error when it comes to anything that might go wrong in the near future, while also issuing a warning to the president of the Lisbon club.

"Rui Costa did not need Mourinho to win the elections, nor was he an electoral asset. All the candidates, with the exception of one, agreed with his appointment. Klopp would have been an electoral asset," António Figueiredo pointed out, explaining that the arrival of the Special One did not make the difference in the result that had been expected.

"", António Figueiredo said, warning that Benfica’s president must make a carefully considered choice regarding the new coach of the Lisbon club, without needing to give in to what people are saying about the matter.

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