José Mourinho explains Benfica XI changes: I was emotional in... | OneFootball

After an important triumph in the derby, José Mourinho surprised everyone by fielding a Benfica starting eleven with several changes against Moreirense (4-1). In the flash interview area, where he had also analyzed the match, the Special One explained that the reason was related to the playing time of some athletes.

"I’m usually a cold coach, I’m usually a coach who doesn’t look at emotional situations, this week I was different, I thought that by playing one game a week, with little rotation, with players coming off the bench doing well," José Mourinho began by saying, in comments to BTV.

"I was emotional in the sense that there are people who deserve to play, and I did it while taking the risk of losing some dynamics," said José Mourinho, explaining that, with only one game per week, it gives the coach more room to give minutes to players who have shown they deserve to be on the pitch.

"Dahl started to grow more when he had Schjelderup in front of him, the right side started to work better, but I do not regret my decision. Coaches with deep benches are privileged coaches," José Mourinho concluded, in comments to BTV in the flash interview area.

It should be remembered that the Clube da Luz picked up another important win in the fight for second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic, after thrashing Moreirense, thanks to goals from Leandro Barreiro, Richard Ríos and Franko Ivanovic, who scored twice.

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