Bernardo Ribeiro backs Benfica's next signing: a fine choice | OneFootball

Bernardo Ribeiro delivered harsh criticism of Benfica’s communication management in recent months, considering that the Eagles “have always been playing catch-up” in the saga surrounding the next coach. In the column, he also believes that Marco Silva is a good choice for the Eagles.

Even so, the editor of the newspaper 'Record' believes the situation has recently started to shift in favor of the Club of Light: “The entry of the hopeful Riquelme into the fight for Real Madrid ends up turning the tide a little”, he wrote in the sports daily, adding that Florentino Pérez was left “forced to wait for the outcome of the elections”.

The columnist also stresses that “15 million is still a figure that can be shown to the fans and used to try to claim victory.” In the same analysis, he directs criticism at Rui Costa over the way he handled the process involving José Mourinho: “He made the grotesque mistake of offering Mourinho a contract extension,” ultimately conveying to the future coach “that he is a second choice” and leaving himself “in the hands of the current Benfica coach”.

Despite the criticism, he views Marco Silva’s possible arrival at the Luz favorably: “Marco Silva is a great choice,” while admitting, however, that Benfica’s current context raises doubts about the future. “I don’t know if it will go well, because Benfica is an unknown quantity these days. But it wouldn’t have been easy to get someone better than Marco. And anyone who put up with Bruno de Carvalho can put up with anything".

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