Luís Mateus lays into Marco Silva, cites Benfica incompetence | OneFootball

Facing the strong likelihood of Marco Silva becoming the next Benfica manager, given that he has said goodbye to Fulham, Luís Mateus believes the coach will have to “have a say” in the club’s signings this summer transfer window, considering that “there have already been enough displays of incompetence on the part of the Eagles’ Football Department”.

“In this verbal pre-agreement that Marco Silva is said to have with Benfica, there are a few things I hope the coach has safeguarded. I think it is essential for Marco Silva to have a say in the signings, because I think there have already been enough displays of incompetence on the part of the Club’s Football Department,” he began by saying in a comment on A Bola TV.

Additionally, the Portuguese pundit hopes the coach does not become just another short-lived spell at the Luz: “I hope Marco Silva has secured continuity; there is talk of three years, but in Portuguese football that only means so much, because at any moment Benfica’s president may decide, as he did with Roger Schmidt and Bruno Lage, to end the journey and hire another coach.”

In conclusion, Luís Mateus raised a question that may be relevant to many: “My big doubt about Marco Silva is: how much of Fulham is there in him? In other words, Benfica clearly have to be a dominant team. And in that sense, I think the Club needed a more attack-minded coach, but he may also arrive and prove us wrong.”

It should be remembered that the move to the Luz will also mark Marco Silva’s return to Portuguese football. The coach has not worked in Portugal since 2015, the year he left Sporting. Since then, he has been at Olympiacos, Hull City, Watford, Everton and Fulham.

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