Jorge Jesus surprised by Benfica’s 2nd half: “The team was afraid of not winning” – Benfica

Jorge Jesús really liked the first part of Benfica against Portimonense (2-1) and confessed that he did not expect such a big fall in the second half.

“Two good things: the victory and the first part of Benfica. A lot of quality in this phase, with two goals, and we could have scored more. In the second half, when the game could be easier, the team was nervous when they started defend The team has to know how to defend well. The Portimonense changes prevented us from reaching the ball carrier with pressure. Then there were dangerous situations with the centers and they scored like that. When it did not justify that the team did not have such quality, the truth Is that the team was afraid of not being able to win. It happens when a team is not very calm. Pedrinho entered but is still out of the rhythm of the game and Portimonense began to have power over our centrals. The last substitutions were more to ensure the result than improve the team ”, the coach began to tell Sport TV.

Has Taarabt / Weigl been better?

“Yes, but today it was not noticed and that was one of the factors of the break. But they are not the only culprits. There began to be space between our second and first row. There was also difficulty closing our left aisle. Grimaldo had a week complicated, like Darwin. But I took only Grimaldo. With Cervi and Nuno Tavares we improved the left side a bit. Rafa was the best in the field. ”