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

António Figueiredo is reluctant about the current situation surrounding the technical command of Benfica. The former official of the Eagles spoke about José Mourinho’s exit and offered some advice to Rui Costa regarding the new coach. In the view of the pundit 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, former Benfica vice-president for football, showing concern about what has happened in recent weeks.

"By then, we won’t be talking about months, but about a year and a half after the elections," warned the former Eagles official, explaining that Benfica’s current board has very little room for manoeuvre in the face of any mistake that may happen in the near future, while issuing a warning to the President of the Club of Light.

"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. An electoral asset would have been Klopp," 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 considered choice regarding the new coach of the Club of Light, without needing to give in to what people are saying about the matter.

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