Former Fulham and Everton boss Marco Silva has instructed he may stroll away from his new job simply three months into the function.
Silva left Fulham on the finish of final season following the expiry of his contract, with Alvaro Arbeloa taking cost at Craven Cottage.
Issues have not gone completely for the previous Liverpool defender, with the membership at present nineteenth within the Premier League desk after 5 video games.
However it hasn’t been significantly better for Silva both. The Portuguese took the reins at Benfica in his homeland, however was left annoyed after his aspect’s 3-1 defeat at rivals Porto.
It led Silva to trace that he may stroll away from his function already, notably taking goal on the refereeing efficiency within the match.
‘I will not touch upon the sending off,’ he stated, after defender Clement Lenglet was given his marching orders earlier than half-time. ‘If the membership has one thing to say in regards to the match, I believe it ought to say it.
Marco Silva has hinted he may stroll away from his new function at Benfica simply three months after becoming a member of the membership
‘I do not know if I will have the ability to proceed like this till the top of the season, as a result of I come from a distinct tradition.
‘Right here, sadly, you may affect referees earlier than matches, after them and through the week, and generally it really works. I am not going to go down that route.’
Benfica are second within the league desk, although already 5 factors behind Porto after their first defeat of the season.
Silva is not any stranger to airing his refereeing frustrations, having been slapped with a £90,000 nice and a one-match touchline ban final season for feedback after Fulham’s defeat by West Ham.
‘The referee’s selections have been at a really low degree for my part,’ Silva stated again in March. ‘It has been just a little bit the story of our season when John Brooks has been concerned with us.
‘Even our penalty (shout), I repeat once more that John Brooks took and determined towards the on-field choice. It’s extremely obscure these errors towards ourselves, however it’s what it’s.’
Porto president Andre Villas-Boas, in the meantime, was complimentary of referee Miguel Nogueira after his aspect’s win.
‘I believe it was nice refereeing,’ former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Villas-Boas stated.
He added: ‘The statistic I do know is that Porto have 21 factors and 7 wins.’
