José Mourinho on Benfica v Moreirense rout: strange match | OneFootball

he was not entirely satisfied with the display in the rout against Moreirense (4-1). In the aftermath of the match, the Benfica coach stopped in the flash interview area and admitted that the Eagles’ game was disjointed and lacking fluency against the Cónegos.

"It was a strange game in the sense that we couldn’t have started better, then we went into a grey area of control, with play lacking fluency," began the 63-year-old coach, speaking to BTV as he analyzed what happened on the pitch at the Estádio da Luz, much like he said later at the press conference.

"They got the equalizer in one of those situations open to criticism and internal analysis; it was a transition situation in which we had numerical superiority, but there was one player who stopped tracking back defensively," added the Special One, turning his attention to what happened specifically in the opening 45 minutes.

"In the second half we were always in control, even though they had the ball at times they didn’t create any danger. I knew that by making changes I would bring more intensity and speed," added the Benfica coach, highlighting the Eagles’ ability to neutralize Moreirense’s strengths.

"In the final stretch, I think Vasco did what anyone would do, he took risks to try to get the equalizer. He put two players up front and switched to a pure 4-4-2. Then we scored three, four, and if there had been more time we would have scored more," concluded José Mourinho, speaking to BTV in the moments following Iancu Vasilica’s final whistle.

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