Mourinho, furious: Benfica to reflect after defeat against Braga

Mourinho, furious after Benfica’s defeat to Braga

Benfica coach José Mourinho expressed his frustration after his team’s surprising defeat to Braga in the semi-final of the Portuguese League Cup. The coach, visibly annoyed, hopes his players will reflect on the unexpected result. Benfica fell 3-1 to Braga, after being down 2-0 at halftime. Mourinho announced that the team will concentrate at the club’s training center in Seixal for the next few days to analyze the elimination.

“Thinking that we were going to play the final, we are not going home, we are going to Seixal. The players will sleep in Seixal, and tomorrow there is training, and the day after tomorrow there is training.”, Mourinho declared.

José Mourinho, Benfica coach

The coach added: “I hope the players sleep as well as I do, that is, not at all. That’s what I wish them. That they don’t sleep and think a lot, like I’m going to think.” Benfica’s next match will be against FC Porto in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup. Mourinho, who took over in September, criticized the lack of communication between his players.

“In the locker room it was a monologue, and monologues don’t work for me; I like to have a dialogue with the players. We will talk about the differences between the first and second half and we will prepare in the best possible way for the match against FC Porto,” said the coach.

José Mourinho, Benfica coach

Benfica is currently in third position in the Primeira Liga, ten points behind the leader, FC Porto.