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PRESS CONFERENCE
Jorge Jesús got “three good things” from Benfica’s victory (2-0) at the reception of Tondela. In the game of the 13th round of Call us, which marked the reds’ return to triumphs in the competition, the coach praised the team’s attitude and calm.
At a press conference, the embodied technician again demonstrated in relation to the speculations about team performance throughout this season, lamenting the “talking game” of Portuguese football.
Game analysis
“Three good things: the game we played, the attitude we had and the intensity we gave to the game. We didn’t get nervous because we didn’t score fast in the first half. Then, the quality that the team had in some moments of the game, the victory and not conceding goals, which gave us the security to win this game. We had detected that this team was dangerous in the counterattacks… In Dragão we lost 4-3. We were always very concentrated and focused on what we had to do. The opportunities They happened naturally and We had to work on the team because we had some players who stopped playing because of COVID-19. This is also a first for all of us, coaches and teams. One thing is for a player infected with COVID-19 to stop playing. playing 10 days … It’s not 10 days, it’s 20 or 30 days for a player to be in shape. And today, Seferovic, with three days of training, was very good. “
Three changes in eleven
“For this game I played in three sectors: behind, with Otamendi, in the center of the field, with Pizzi, and with one more area striker, Seferovic. Starting from the front, Seferovic is a much more area player, with more power in the area than Waldschmidt. We felt that a player with more shooting power was missing. The team beats the runners with some ease, but then it cannot be defined. Our first goal looked like beach soccer, that is, It’s an artistic goal. No any team scores that goal. Otamendi returned to his usual position, played an excellent game. And Pizzi is different from Taarabt, he is a player with more ball on his foot. to be an asset for the team. And that’s why I put these three players “.
Drive the game with personality
“The team did not concede goals, it was very important. It was always calm … In the first half we used to score goals and then we were uneasy in the second half, but today it was a team that didn’t score in the first half, but in the second half It was calm. We talked and told the team that our forwards needed to be more mobile, they were being very static, very positional, they were easy to score. There had to be movements to conquer space, and Darwin and Seferovic started making these plays. Both That is how they started and ended the game of the two goals. The important thing was not to conceal goals … Not to conceal goals, the team believes that it will score and is always calm, and Benfica in that aspect was very peaceful today. “
Interval conversation
“In the first half we did eight corners. It is a sign that the team had some offensive growth and some quality in the corridors. But we did not finish the games with shots because our forwards were with little mobility, very static. At half-time We said that there had to be another dynamic of the forwards, that there had to be more short diagonals, due to the width, and more approach to the ball carrier. Especially the two forwards, Darwin and Seferovic, began to make many diagonals for the space and “We started to create opportunities. We won fairly, an interesting game, but with a lot of desire to win. That is what the Benfica players showed.”
“COVID is worth it”
“All this COVID-19 is new for football and for coaches, and it has a great factual importance in the performance of the players. Seferovic arrives after 11 days without training, he has had three training sessions and the coach has to decide, But the players are not in good physical shape after 10 days off. After they start training, they have a week or two more to get back in shape. COVID is a problem for soccer teams, and For Benfica it is even more so because we have had 13 positive cases so far … This takes away performance from the teams and creates a huge psychological burden on the group, Benfica gave us all the conditions, we don’t lack anything, but we don’t know where the team is. virus. Seferovic, because I hesitated, thought: “Well, I have to put the spearhead. I have Darwin, Gonçalo Ramos who came from COVID with even less training, and I have Seferovic. For one of the two, I have to choose. “And I chose Seferovic, but this is a new factor in a coach and in the teams … Many people think that this is just the fact of having COVID, but it is not only that, it is the fact of having COVID and after changing the form of the players. Fortunately the [Seferovic] scored, and fortunately. “
Importance of victory against the Dragon
“The team has shown today that it has confidence, it knows the value it has. We also know that winning matches 3-0, 4-0, 5-0 is not the same as winning 1-0, even though it is worth it. three points… The teams have more confidence, the team knows the value it has, it knows that it can do more and the Benfica coach knows that this team has the courage to do more. This calm, today, in the game … The team could have been nervous after the first 45 minutes because they were 0-0, they had a nervous second half, but no. There was a confident second part, which will give us more motivation for the future, which is what we want. already following the match in Dragão for the Championship, but in the middle we have a Portuguese Cup with Estrela da Amadora. I am very proud to return to Reboleira on Tuesday for a knockout of the Portuguese Cup. “
“Much talk and much speculation”
“The victory fits well with what the team did. Five wins and a draw in the Championship … It was speculation around our team, which seems to have been the other way around. Do we have to do better? Better, we can and do it. we will do better, as we did at the start of the season, but today was a good indicator … Little by little the team is gathering ideas and confidence. What they want is that the Benfica fans lose confidence in the team and that the players and the coach are upset. It is this talking game that, unfortunately, is part of Portuguese football. There is the game on the field and then there is the talking game. I was already untrained. I was two years away, now I am back and I am adjusting again. There is much talk and speculation. “
“There is an extra communication game, with the intention of devaluing players, coaches, presidents …”
“I was two years old and so on. When I left I knew that in Portugal there is an extra communication game, with the intention of devaluing the players, the coaches, the presidents … I know that this sports communication exists. I was a bit untrained about this. All sports agents should ask about football. But what you see in Portugal are lawyers, architects, etc., talking about football. Can anyone think of it? If you talk about Toni and José Augusto, these The former players have a great legacy, they did much more for Benfica than I. The day they are sitting here, I am very happy to answer them. They are two great Benfica personalities. I have to respond to the victory of the Benfica fans. Could we do better? Yes. I know this team can play a lot more. Even today I saw a sign that said: “It’s a shame.” The Championship is not won in the fifth round either, not even now. The accounts, all the teams they have a point of the least s positive. I know why now we have had a drop in revenue. I don’t want to say it, because the excuse will ring, but I know why. ”
