Mourinho: “Realistically, I can’t see FC Porto dropping seven points” | OneFootball

José Mourinho appeared quite annoyed and irritated by the questions about his future at Benfica, and also by the questions related to the team’s objectives this season, after president Rui Costa had stated that the team would have to fight until the end, as long as it was still mathematically possible. These were two topics that dominated much of the preview press conference ahead of the home match against Nacional, scheduled for this Sunday, with the coach giving lengthy answers in both cases.

I don’t need anyone to tell me that at Benfica — because I’m the first to say it — regardless of whether the objectives have been achieved or not, even in friendly matches, football is never taken lightly at Benfica. It is always serious. But, realistically, I find it difficult to see FC Porto dropping seven points. Still, it is our mission, it is our duty. One thing is my words saying “it’s over”. Another thing is my work here, all week, from day one, saying let’s go and let’s go and let’s go, and always training more and more and better. They are different things, so we have to fight for these six matches, 18 points, and we have to wait and see if FC Porto draw here, lose there. The two points we wasted against Casa Pia pushed me into making that kind of statement. The president spoke, and when the president speaks I keep quiet, but we have the kind of relationship that allows me to say, without him getting upset, because he knows me well, because he spends a lot of time with me and knows that I do not identify at all with the idea that we are now giving up because we no longer have a chance. It does not matter whether we have a chance or not. What matters is that Benfica must step onto the pitch and be stronger than they were against Casa Pia. They have to be stronger in every way.”

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