Vítor Pinto sees no great future for Marco Silva at Benfica | OneFootball

Vítor Pinto analyzed Marco Silva's presentation at Benfica, considering that the coach brings a “renewed hope” to the Eagles’ fans, succeeding José Mourinho on the bench. However, the commentator says he is heading into a “coach grinder”.

“I think we haven’t highlighted this enough, but Marco Silva is succeeding whom? He is succeeding José Mourinho, the best Portuguese coach ever, a legend of the dugout, who finished in third place. He couldn’t solve Benfica’s problem, so Marco Silva is just another one stepping into the coach grinder and will try to escape,” he said in remarks on the Now channel.

The deputy director of the newspaper Record also highlighted the fact that the coach does not have the necessary resources to make the changes he needs. “You can tell he understands some of the areas where Benfica has to improve, but there is clearly a risk plan here, a plan that is mainly about making the most of the resources Benfica already has, and that means that although there will be signings for specific positions, it will not be done by using the chequebook, it will not be done by using millions, and it will not be done by relying on the market,” he stressed.

In his conclusion, Vítor Pinto recalled the names that were linked with Benfica and did not arrive. “So, as we all remember, it was Thiago Almada, Paulo Dybala, João Félix, Moussa, Amoura, incredible names every day, and then things ended as they ended. This time, no. The idea is a more structured and more sustainable approach, and to raise Benfica’s competitiveness by taking advantage of Marco Silva’s vast Premier League experience,” he concluded.

about the new coach. “Benfica is a club that lives under constant pressure. It is a club that has not won the national championship for quite a long time when we look at Benfica’s size and obligations. Marco Silva left the comfort of the Premier League because, if he had wanted to, he would have stayed at Fulham with less pressure than what he is going to find at Benfica,” he said.

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