Benfica-Tondela changes? Mourinho: My plan is to pile on pressure | OneFootball

As mentioned in the press conference, José Mourinho made some changes in Benfica's victory against Tondela, winning 3-0. At the end of the match, the Special One explained the choices he made and clarified that there are players in the squad who need to feel a certain pressure in order to show their worth.

At the end of the match, in the press conference, the Special One explained his idea: "There are players who I think need to play, who need to show themselves, whom I need to put pressure on. I had players on the bench that I would have liked to play and not have put Pavlidis, Tomás, Ríos, but I didn't want to take risks".

Recognizing that it is a competition of lesser importance, the Portuguese coach explained that the desire to win always comes to the fore: "I know it's an accumulation of games, but I like to win, Benfica likes to win".

On the other hand, he emphasized that football is not a pastime and that at Clube da Luz, the spirit is to win every game and conquer as many trophies as possible: "I don't like to play around with football, and neither does Benfica. I wanted to convey this message, but I feel I was not successful".

"The positives were the victory, the 53,000 who were here, Otamendi's 250 games for Benfica and, as I said in the locker room just now, Otamendi made an 80-meter sprint in the 90+5 minute, winning 2-0, with the game dead", concluded José Mourinho,

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