Mourinho slams team after Chaves v Benfica: Am I happy? | OneFootball

José Mourinho left several remarks about the Benfica team right after the win against Chaves. The Eagles’ coach spoke to the press in the usual flash interview, following the match that secured qualification for the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup.

"A difficult challenge. We scored early; usually in these games the hardest thing is to score. In the first half we had the ball without any intent to hurt the opponent," José Mourinho began, in an initial negative note he left about Benfica’s performance.

The coach continued, explaining what went less well: "We gave Chaves five or ten minutes to react, mainly from set pieces. In the second half we improved, we were more objective, we brought more intensity."

"I’m happy with the objective. If you ask me if I’m happy with the team’s overall display? Positionally yes, but at a lower intensity than I expected, and even the international breaks are no excuse, because those who started the game trained with me, they weren’t heavily used with their national teams, so that’s not an excuse," he added, explaining he expected more energy from the Eagles’ squad.

José Mourinho concluded with words for the opposing team and coach: "I have to talk about Chaves, about Filipe— a very organized team, a tactical system that is hard to counter. And credit to Chaves’ players, who made it difficult until the second goal."

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