Camacho praises Mourinho before Fenerbahçe v Benfica clash | OneFootball

José Mourinho received high praise from José Antonio Camacho ahead of Fenerbahçe - Benfica. The former Eagles coach gave an extensive interview to the newspaper A Bola, where he discussed the influence of the Portuguese coach, the next opponent of the reds in the Champions League.

"When he first appeared he was a different kind of coach, showing that the coach has to be in charge of the team and everything around it. The most important thing for a coach is that his personality is respected and he achieved this in all the teams he has been through. Mourinho was and is a top coach and there are many things he does that we, coaches, should copy", began José Antonio Camacho about the former coach of Benfica.

The ex-Benfica was then asked whether Mourinho was a controversial coach, and he said the following: "That, in the world of football, is even good. With his character and way of being, he lives everything intensely, he knows how and when to create some controversy. And this is another positive aspect, which is part of his personality and makes him a great coach".

"Mourinho is an intelligent person, he has been a coach for many years and knows what decisions he should make at each moment that are good for him. Turkish football is not what it used to be, it is improving with the arrival of players and coaches of a certain caliber. If Mourinho is there, it must be for a reason. He can coach in Saudi Arabia, in the Premier League, anywhere he wants, as he continues to be one of the reference coaches in world football", Camacho fired off when asked if Fenerbahçe would be a step back in the Portuguese's career.

Finally, he spoke about the topic of Mourinho in the National Team: "The difference is mainly in the day-to-day work. I left the Spanish national team because I wanted to coach daily, if it were now I might not have left. But, at that time, I was living football intensely and had to be on the field every day. The coach has to wait to call up, every two months, the players and do something. It's a different job, beautiful, but also very boring".

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