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title: "Exclusive: Marcus Bent surprised Marco Silva was overlooked by Crystal Palace"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-marcus-bent-surprised-marco-silva-was-overlooked-by-crystal-palace-fulham-patrick-vieira-e164/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2021-07-08T05:15:51Z"
modified: "2021-07-08T05:15:51Z"
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# Exclusive: Marcus Bent surprised Marco Silva was overlooked by Crystal Palace

**Former Crystal Palace striker Marcus Bent has told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/) in an exclusive interview that he is surprised new Fulham boss Marco Silva was not considered for the job in the Selhurst Park dugout.**

Prior to the appointment of Patrick Vieira, Palace looked at a host of managers in their quest to replace Roy Hodgson.

That includes [Lucien Favre](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11706/12339222/crystal-palace-hold-further-talks-with-lucien-favre-over-vacant-managerial-role) and [Nuno Espirito Santo](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11706/12328000/nuno-espirito-santo-crystal-palace-close-to-appointing-former-wolves-boss-as-replacement-for-roy-hodgson), who both at some point looked like they would be in charge of the Eagles for the upcoming campaign.

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Silva, however, now managing Fulham after Scott Parker’s move to Bournemouth, was not a name under consideration and that has surprised Bent.

*“I’m surprised a lot of clubs haven’t considered him for a while, to be* *honest,”* the ex-Palace player said. *“Maybe they’re looking at Vieira as a name, but I think he \[Silva\] would’ve been a good appointment.”*

The Vieira appointment is an interesting one, with the Frenchman lacking Premier League experience, in contrast to 43-year-old Silva, who has had spells at Watford and Everton.

With his stature in the game, though, perhaps Vieira will be able to attract players at a time where Palace are undergoing a revamp. Their squad is, of course, down to the bare-bones right now due to [expired contracts](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-out-of-contract-players-preseason-b943868.html).