Rui Calafate doubts Marco Silva will succeed at Benfica | OneFootball

Rui Calafate analyzed the possible arrival of Marco Silva at Benfica and raises many doubts about his potential success at the Club of Light, not because of the coach’s quality, but above all because of the club’s management context and the leadership of Rui Costa.

“Does Marco Silva have what it takes to coach Benfica? Yes. He is a good coach, with an attacking playing style and possession-based football (something Mourinho never managed at Luz), he is a communicator, not spectacular but effective, with a discreet leadership profile yet a calming presence in the dressing room. He is a Benfica supporter (something the stands appreciate) and, more than anything, he has the ambition to win trophies,” Record newspaper writes.

The author also highlights the coach’s career in England, underlining the stability he achieved at Fulham. “What he was missing in the fine path he carved out in the Premier League, where he earned respect and admiration,” he says, also recalling the impact he left at the London club, which he considers a benchmark of his work.

Even so, the communications consultant believes that success at Benfica will be difficult to achieve because of the Club’s internal setup. “Let’s get back to the heart of the matter: will Marco Silva be successful at Benfica? Difficult. Not because of him, but because of the structure and the internal and external context. The lack of planning and strategy is obvious from a mile away. There are glaring organizational mistakes, botched preparation (just think about the start of next season, with everything delayed), inactivity in the transfer market (two weeks wasted because Benfica became José Mourinho’s plaything) and a lack of clarity regarding how Seixal should be used".

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