Pedro Fatela slams Benfica’s contradictions, mocks Mourinho’s Sporting jibe (Video) | OneFootball

After Benfica’s victory over Moreirense (4-0) last Sunday, José Mourinho – who was slammed by Rodrigo Roquette – addressed the refereeing of the match and ended up taking a jab at Sporting in his statements, due to an alleged uncalled penalty. The coach stated that the “encarnados” have a different profile from their rivals and that they don’t “shout” or “cry” over controversial incidents. Pedro Fatela, assistant professor at the Faculty of Human Kinetics at the University of Lisbon, pointed out the contradictions in the coach’s words.

“The truth is that there are people who say there are two certainties in life: dying and paying taxes. When José Mourinho arrived in Portuguese football, we gained a third certainty in life: dying, paying taxes, and that José Mourinho will complain about refereeing (...),” he began by saying, in statements on ‘Jogo Aberto’ on SIC Notícias.

The commentator recalled the recent practices of the “águias”: “We should take this statement from José Mourinho, when he says that others cry, pressure, and shout, but we don’t, we have a different profile… Let’s focus on the word ‘cry’. Besides these post-match laments that José Mourinho constantly has, on September 28, Benfica issued a statement saying that this start to the season shows a clear pattern of harm to Benfica and benefits to Sporting.”

Pedro Fatela leaves an idea hanging: “Now, if this isn’t crying, I don’t know what is. Before the Super Cup, on July 27, Benfica issued a statement criticizing Fábio Veríssimo. On December 3, before the derby at Estádio da Luz, they criticized the appointment of António Nobre… Now, if this isn’t pressuring, what is it?”

The professor also recalled the behavior of Mário Branco: “So, it’s the others who shout? Mário Branco shouted at the referee: ‘You’re a disgrace (…) I’ll tear you apart’ and a series of other insults directed at the match referee. If this isn’t shouting, what is it? What José Mourinho accuses others of doing, Benfica does exactly the same or worse. Therefore, given this practice, it seems to me that José Mourinho should focus on football,” he concluded.

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