He Mourinho’s Benfica let escaper last monday many of their chances of entering the Champions League next season. The Lisbon team It did not go beyond a draw against a team that is fighting for salvation like Casa Pia and is third with 66 points, seven behind Porto and two (with one game less) behind Sporting, second placed.
After the meeting, The Portuguese coach was visibly upset with the performance of his players. In fact, despite still having options to enter the fight for the Champions places, ‘Mou’ assured: “We lost the last chance we had to fight for the title and stopped depending on ourselves to finish in second place“.
After a disappointing first half for the Lisbon team, Mourinho acknowledged having had a talk with the footballers. “We talked about what we had to change tactically, and I tried to make them understand it, because There are some players who seem to not eat football and forget reality.. I saw indifference, without energy, there was not that hunger of someone who is at stake a lot“said the Portuguese.
Mourinho, furthermore, showed his dissatisfaction with some of the members of his team: “There are profiles of footballers who, regardless of bank account and titles, are hungry. And then there are other footballers who take life lightly, and that makes me sad.. I have to think carefully, but Right now there are certain players that I no longer want to play with me anymore.. I just don’t want to make them play anymore.“.
