Rafa Silva left out for Besiktas as coach slams ex-Benfica star: Zero | OneFootball

The relationship between Rafa Silva and Beşiktaş is broken, with no reconciliation in sight. At the end of the match, in which the Black Eagles won 1-0, the Turkish coach, Sergen Yalçın, made some critical remarks about the former Benfica player, who did not leave the substitutes' bench.

At the press conference after the match, the coach did not hide his displeasure at the questions regarding the Portuguese player. “I don't want to talk much about Rafa, but the same topic always comes up and I have to address it. Do you think he is training? He is training just to fulfill his contract,” he began.

“If I had to rate his training from zero to ten, it would be zero! Even for the athlete's health, it would be reckless to put him on the field. It's out of the question. There's nothing we can do, only assess the situation,” said Sergen Yalçın about Rafa Silva — a player for whom Benfica has already set a price to bring back.

“I don't know if he will stay here. If he's the most expensive player on the team but doesn't want to help me, what can I do? If he trains like a football player, we'll open the door. In the current situation, it's not possible to keep the door open for Rafa,” he pointed out.

“The bomb exploded in our hands when we least expected it: Rafa Silva. The bomb exploded in my hand when I was trying to assure the fans that there was no problem, that we weren't going to lose the player, just to stay on good terms with him…”, Sergen Yalçın finally lamented.

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