Mourinho delivers dressing down after Benfica’s Taça da Liga exit | OneFootball

Benfica’s Taça da Liga exit added to a difficult season, and José Mourinho responded at Seixal with a stern assessment of his players after the defeat to Braga.

A Bola reports that this was the second such intervention since his return to Luz, the first following the Atlético CP tie in the Taça de Portugal despite a 2-0 win.

Benfica were outplayed by Braga, a display that left the coaching staff and the board, led by Rui Costa, perplexed by what they witnessed at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria.

Beyond the elimination, Mourinho was most concerned by a tactical and performance regression. The team had gone 10 matches unbeaten in all competitions and had looked more solid, especially defensively.

After a night at Seixal, preparations have begun for Porto. With less than a week until the trip to the Dragão, the squad, staff and hierarchy are fully aware of the stakes. Across the Benfica support, a positive result in the Clássico is viewed as imperative.

Source: Glorioso 1904