Mourinho blames key player for Benfica’s poor show vs Gil Vicente | OneFootball

With a lot of suffering mixed in, Benfica managed to return to victories by defeating Gil Vicente, at Luz, thanks to a brace from Pavlidis, who sealed the comeback (2-1). In the flash interview, José Mourinho spoke of a team "without identity" and blames Bruno Lage, as he says the team still lives on the ideas of the previous coach.

"The team at this moment has no identity. It lives in a gray area between the ideas of the previous coach (Bruno Lage) and mine. There are contradictions and that is not easy to overcome. We don't have field work. We will think one game at a time", he told BTV.

The coach still praises the fact that there are no injuries: "We know we play with strong teams in their stadium, to which we add Chaves, but fortunately there are no injuries. We recovered Enzo who was in extreme conditions of fatigue. Some on the verge of injury. What we did well was resilience and mentality", he pointed out.

Bruno Lage's departure from Benfica occurred after the first round match of the UEFA Champions League group stage. The eagles ended up losing the match against the Azeris of Qarabag by 3-2, after having been ahead by 2-0.

The Benfica game refers to the second round of the Champions League and will be played against the team led by Enzo Maresca.

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