José Mourinho says not everything was rosy at Benfica | OneFootball

Benfica returned to winning ways in the championship by defeating AFS 3-0. In statements at the end of the match, José Mourinho admitted he was much more pleased with the response from the players after two games without a win, and mentioned that "there were things that had to change," as not everything was fine.

"It was important to win, that was the most important thing. We managed to implement some of the things we thought about and worked on yesterday in the first half. But I told my colleagues on the bench that the human brain is a complex thing. The opponent was cleverly stopping the game a lot. We scored the goal and the game changed. In the second half, the game had no history, we were dominant. They were not coming from an easy period, it was necessary to score a goal to free them a bit," the coach began by saying.

The coach commented on the expression he used at the presentation conference as Benfica's coach: "I put two fingers. I asked for new things. I played against them and analyzed them very well before and after. It wasn't about arriving at a club I had seen one or two games of. I realized there were things I had to change, obviously. It was necessary to free them from the negative moment, people don't understand this. Obviously, the outgoing coach suffers more, but the players suffer too. I told them that, as players of a big club, they have to enjoy it. With the 3-0, the game ends and they also come from a series and a Champions game, but the levels of ambition in the 2nd half were high. I'm happy for them and for Benfica. I'm the coach, I have two days of work, it was important for me too, but the most important thing was for Benfica to win," he stated.

José Mourinho addressed the reception from the fans: "I felt welcomed, I don't believe it's unanimous. But I feel the confidence to push hard, to work and deliver the results we all want." Asked about the defeat he had in his debut for the reds 25 years ago, the coach says he doesn't pay attention to those numbers.

"I'm not superstitious, I don't have that reference. It's been 25 years today since I was a head coach for the first time, but I have the ability to block that kind of emotion. After losing our first points of the season, today it was crucial to win," he concluded.

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