"Marco Silva was strongly linked with the Nottingham Forest job before Sean Dyche got it and now he's got to devise a plan to stop Nick Woltemade. Mourinho and Benfica managed to do that in the Champions League on Tuesday but that left Newcastle's wide players free to roam, as Louise Taylor says: Benfica restricted the Woltemade to one touch inside their box but, ultimately, they could not handle Eddie Howe's wingers, Anthony Gordon in particular."
"We could not compete with their horsepower, their intensity, speed and physicality, said Mourinho. This tells me a lot about Newcastle's true level. They are a team of giants and they have four lightning-fast wingers. Silva, a compatriot and a friend of Mourinho, has reason to be worried, particularly as Howe says there is much more to come from his reshaped side."
Frank Lampard's Coventry sit four points clear at the top of the Championship and seven clear of third. Fulham retain Marco Silva as manager. Silva must find a plan to stop Nick Woltemade, a role Benfica executed in the Champions League but which allowed Newcastle's wide players to roam. Mourinho said Benfica could not match Newcastle's horsepower, intensity, speed and physicality and described Newcastle as a team of giants with four lightning-fast wingers. Chelsea and Sunderland meet in the Premier League for the first time since 2016-17. Recent match scores include Bolton 1-0 Cardiff and Middlesbrough 4-0 Cheadle Town.
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