Mourinho's big fall continues! Benfica also in the crosshairs, no cure
Coach Jose Mourinho is the target of criticism at Benfica, who recently lost points to Casa Pia, a team in the relegation zone. The Portuguese coach, whose style of play was also criticized a lot when he was coaching Fenerbahce, made absolutely no concessions, which caused him to attract a lot of criticism.
Things are not going well for Jose Mourinho, who signed with his first team Benfica after parting ways with Fenerbahce. The 62-year-old Mourinho has been the target of criticism recently.
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Mourinho, who played 12 official matches in charge of Benfica, which he signed on September 18, had 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
In the Portuguese League, there were 4 wins and 3 draws in 7 matches. Benfica, who lost 6 points due to draws, fell 6 points behind their main rival Porto in the fight for the summit.
EVENTFUL MATCH IN THE LEAGUE
Benfica, who last faced Casa Pia, who are in the relegation line in the league, ended the match with a 2-2 draw with a goal in 90+1 after leading 2-0.
Casa Pia won a penalty in the 65th minute of the match but failed to capitalize on it.
After the match, Jose Mourinho reacted to the referee for the penalty. The experienced manager said, 'It is very difficult to understand the penalty given by the referee, but it is even more difficult to understand why VAR did not intervene. What does VAR do? What happened in yesterday's match. What happened 1 week ago in another match. I don't want to get into these issues. I'm trying to speak without getting punished.
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3 DEFEATS IN 3 GAMES
The most disappointing area for Mourinho is the UEFA Champions League. Benfica, who played 3 matches in the European arena under Mourinho, lost all these 3 matches. Benfica, which lost 1-0 to Chelsea, 3-0 to Newcastle United and 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen, ranks 35th among 36 teams.
