Mourinho concedes and admits: “FC Porto are worthy champions” | OneFootball

José Mourinho commented on the current league situation at the end of the match against Moreirense, a game Benfica won 4-1.

“I was saying that we have the same number of points as last season, when we were fighting for the title, and now we are four behind FC Porto. In any case, players and coaches have their own characteristics. I’m not one of those who says a player has to have the same ideas as the coach, but I also don’t think the coach has to change his nature either; we have to meet each other halfway.

As a coach, supporter, analyst or commentator, I’ve been saying for many years that your success or failure depends on you, but also on others. Last year’s FC Porto was the worst of recent years; this year they have a lot of points. The campaign Benfica are having also reflects our own weaknesses, because we drew matches we should not have drawn, but it is still a respectable campaign. FC Porto won many games in a row. Some of them they might not have won, because there were mistakes by the opposition that allowed them to win. But it is a campaign of merit. Benfica’s is respectable, but it is not satisfying. Let us hope that next season we can go from a respectable campaign to a title-winning one.”

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