Mourinho ally predicts Benfica scenario: president and manager want out | OneFootball

Eládio Paramés, a longtime friend of José Mourinho, addressed Benfica’s current situation, specifically the future of the coach at the Club of Light, following Rui Costa’s statements on the matter. Eládio believes both sides are trying to find a solution.

“Goodbye to the Luz? I don’t want to believe it, but reading the president’s and the coach’s statements leaves me with the feeling that both want to find a way out that is not easy and above all one that does not compromise them if the ball continues not to go into the net, somewhat like what happened during Mourinho’s first spell at the Luz. And if that is the case, then, just as in the past, Benfica will once again be the one to lose out,” he said in his opinion piece for Record.

The former adviser agrees that no one is immune, but that Rui Costa will always come out on top. “Of course, in a football club, no one is immune to results, and when that club has the size and weight of the ‘Eagles,’ not even its president escapes that pressure. However, experience tells us that, in these cases, the rope always breaks at the weakest link, and that certainly is not Rui Costa’s”, he opined.

In conclusion, Eládio Paramés raises a series of questions about Mourinho’s continuity at the Luz. “That being the case, what did the Benfica president mean by his statement? Can we conclude that if the minimum objective of second place is not achieved, the coach’s future is already decided, despite his having one more year on his contract? And will Mourinho have the conditions or willingness to continue working with a squad that is not his, that was not chosen by him, and whose quality is in fact lower compared to that of his rivals?” he asked.

Benfica return to the pitch next Sunday, April 12, against Nacional. The match, part of the 29th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, against the side coached by Tiago Margarido, will be played at 6:00 pm at the Estádio da Luz.

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