Rui Calafate makes Benfica claim: what if Mourinho is the problem? | OneFootball

José Mourinho is facing increasing criticism over the poor results and the football played by the Reds, raising doubts about his future, and Rui Costa’s statements support that assumption. Rui Calafate believes the coach could leave Luz through his own fault.

"José Mourinho has been in decline for some years. He remains a wizard in press rooms, but on the pitch, his magic potion has faded. He is trapped in his own labyrinth. He still has the ambition to win, but no longer has the aura of the conquerors. It is time for reflection at Luz: what if Mourinho is the problem?", he asked in his piece for the newspaper Record.

Regarding the post-Casa Pia press conference, the journalist does not agree with the Special One’s approach. "I like José Mourinho a lot, but I have to ask: isn’t he the leader, the motivator, the ‘father of the dressing room’? Isn’t he the one who sets up the strategy and delivers the message? Now, if Benfica cannot give more — when they have the conditions to give much more — we have to question whether the working group is one hundred percent with him, or whether they simply do not have the quality to wear that shirt, and in that case the blame — and the outbursts of the man from Setúbal — falls on the structure that built the squad",

Rui Calafate does not accept Mourinho’s excuses for Benfica not playing well and does not find it strange that the fans are calling for Ruben Amorim to take his place. "The coach said there are ‘players who do not eat football’, perhaps. But the truth is that Benfica are playing very little, the approach is not very attractive, and the reality is that the stands have already run out of patience. Therefore, it is perfectly natural for them to long for Ruben Amorim, because they recognize his quality of play and his ability to take youngsters — whom Seixal produces with talent — and launch them into the spotlight", he said.

After 28 rounds of the Liga Portugal Betclic, the Luz club is in third place with 66 points, behind Sporting with 68 points and a game in hand, and Porto, who lead the table with 73 points.

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