José Mourinho rotates squad to the max ahead of Benfica v Tondela | OneFootball

No time to rest, Benfica got straight to work, already thinking about the upcoming clash against Tondela in the League Cup. Thus, as José Mourinho stipulated, the Eagles’ squad was not given a day off after thrashing Arouca 5-0—a night that also saw the club’s elections take place.

According to the newspaper A Bola, in its Monday edition on October 27, the squad under the Special One’s orders reported to Seixal yesterday, October 26, already focused on the match against the Beirões in the League Cup. Today, the Eagles held another training session.

However, since this is theoretically an easier match, it opens the door for José Mourinho to make some changes to the starting eleven, in order to give some rest to the most frequently used players and, at the same time, give match minutes to those still seeking their place in the Eagles’ squad.

On the other hand, as the press has reported, the Special One sees the match against Tondela as an opportunity to give the first minutes to Joshua Wynder, the American center-back. José Mourinho is determined to see some of the youth academy players get opportunities with the first team, as was already the case with Ivan Lima.

The match against Tondela is scheduled for next Wednesday, October 29, with kickoff at Estádio da Luz at 8:30 PM. On the day before the match against the Beirões, October 28, Benfica announced that the Special One will hold the usual press conference, which will begin at 1:00 PM.

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