Bruno Lage on Mourinho’s time at Benfica | OneFootball

Bruno Lage shared his opinion on the work that José Mourinho has been doing. Present at a lecture, the former Benfica coach believes that his fellow professional has all the right conditions at Clube da Luz, but explains that he will need time to get the team into top form.

On the sidelines of an event held at the Faculty of Human Kinetics, the Setúbal native began by revealing that he has not been a close observer: "I haven’t been following as much as I normally would because, after leaving, it’s best to keep our distance,"

"I said that Benfica’s biggest opponent would be the factor of time. If I asked for time, I think it’s only fair to ask for time for Mourinho to coach. The number of training sessions is very limited," added Bruno Lage, arguing that the Special One needs time to get the best out of the Eagles’ squad.

"We need to feel that there is a period of time that is materialized in training sessions where the coach can have all the players and develop his game plan. Benfica has the squad, has the coach," Bruno Lage added, on the sidelines of the lecture he gave at the Faculty of Human Kinetics.

Finally, the Setúbal native—with a better record than Mourinho—gave a guarantee about José Mourinho’s work: "He has all the conditions to still have a great season. Last year we started at a disadvantage and reached first place. Out of four titles, we won two."

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