At 03:00 CEST on September 17, Benfica will travel to face AC Milan in the first match of the Europa League group stage. Ahead of the match, Benfica head coach Marco Silva attended a press conference. This is the third part of his remarks.

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Hello Marco, AC Milan are excellent at high pressing and quick transitions. I'd like to ask you from a tactical perspective, especially regarding midfield battles with and without the ball. Given the frequent midfield partnership between Modrić and Rúbio, what kind of game do you expect?

You're absolutely right. They are an extremely strong team. They will try to press high, but they don't press randomly all the time. We believe that in tomorrow's match, given the importance of this fixture and their home advantage, high pressing will very likely be part of their overall strategy.

However, when we break through their high press, they also have the ability to drop deep quickly and establish a solid defensive structure in midfield and defense. So considering the four official matches we've played, I don't think they only press randomly in the opponent's defensive area. Of course, the nature of those games varies. Many of them were away matches – almost all of them, actually. So while it's difficult to predict exactly which approach they'll use tomorrow, it's clear they are an ambitious team looking to play forward. Rúben (Amorim) actually mentioned this himself today.

Regarding the midfield partnership you mentioned, AC Milan will have very different tactical setups depending on whether Rúbio is deployed as a double pivot or pushed further forward like in the early season matches. If Rúbio moves forward alongside the two wing-backs, they'll display one tactical pattern; when Rúbio drops back alongside Modrić or other midfielders, the team will show a completely different tactical dimension, with more attacking-minded players pushed into the second line of defense. So regardless of how the specific positioning of some of their most versatile players varies, they will display different tactical patterns.

Hello Coach, when you managed Olympiacos in Greece, you won the league title with 17 consecutive victories. After that, you accumulated extensive experience in the Premier League and Champions League. How much have these coaching and Champions League experiences shaped your tactical philosophy as a coach, and how have they influenced your personal and professional growth?

In our careers, every moment, every year, every step we take, and all our experiences as coaches both in Portugal and at the international level are extremely important for a coach's personal growth and for building and developing the tactical philosophy and team identity that we want to transmit to the team.

My fundamental principle is: every year, every moment, there is always room for improvement, always room for continuous growth. This is part of a coach's self-reflection and analysis. My goal is to continually do better in the years ahead. Those experiences are high-level experiences that are clearly distinct and invaluable – particularly over the past decade. I have primarily coached and trained in the best and most difficult competitions in the world (the Premier League).

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